Travel Information
How to reach Montserrat
Montserrat is about 60km away from the airport of Barcelona. There are several ways to reach Montserrat by public transport means. The best option is:
- From Terminal 1 take bus "aerobus A1" to Barcelona and leave at Plaça Espanya (departs every 10 minutes, takes 25 minutes). If you arrive in terminal 2, you can take bus "aerobus A2".
- From the Plaça Espanya Station, there are hourly FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat) trains to Montserrat. Catch the R5 line (Barcelona - Manresa) and get off at Monistrol de Montserrat station. (www.fgc.net) (takes 65 minutes).
- From there the Montserrat Cremallera rack railway will take you up to the Monestir de Montserrat station.The journey from the Monistrol de Montserrat station to the Monastery covers 5 kilometres and takes about 15 minutes.
The hotel Abad Cisneros is 5 minutes walking from Monestir de Montserrat train station. If you plan to arrive in the evening, take into account that the last cremallera rack railway departs at 20:15h.
Other useful information:
- In Plaça Espanya you can buy the ticket to Montserrat (including cremallera rack railway).
- Other options to reach Montserrat:
OPTION 2. Proceed steps 1 and 2 as in the previous option, but leave R5 train in Monistrol Aeri instead of Monistrol Montserrat Station, and take the cable car to the Monestir (https://www.aeridemontserrat.com/en/timetable-fares/get/).
OPTION 3. There are buses from Plaça Universitat (close to Plaça Catalunya ) to Monistrol (C55 Can Gomis, http://sagales.com/en) (departs every 30 minutes, takes 55 minutes). From there you can take the cremallera rack railway. - In order to plan the return trip, the conference will finish around 17:00h. You can be safely in the airport at 19:30h.
How to reach PODC from Montserrat
If you plan to attend PODC in San Sebastian after SIROCCO, you have different options:
- OPTION A: There are two daily direct flights from Barcelona to San Sebastian (operated by VUELING airlines)
- OPTION B: You can also take the train (RENFE) from Sans Train Station (takes 5h 40min). Two daily trains depart Sans station at 7:30 and 15:30.