Fun way to get to the top and there are beautiful views. You can take this cable car to the top of the mountain where the Montjuic Castle (Castell de Montjuic) resides. After you can either take the cable car back down or walk down. The areas where you walk are not beautiful so I would recommend you take the cable car back down. We purchased our tickets on line ahead of time as we heard the lines can be bad. However they seemed to keep the lines moving.
I think that every visitor should experience the cable car ride at least once. The views of the city are unbelievable. You really get an understanding of the size of the city, along with a wonderful water view.
My only complaint is that the ride is pretty short. It’s a crowded line to be in the car for 5 minutes or so.
This tourist attraction is a little bit of a let down. In my opinion it is overpriced and not something you should rush to do when visiting Barcelona. Yes the views are spectacular and the experience of riding a cable car is fun but 60€ for a family of four is too much. If you really want to ride the cable car I suggest you pay for a one way ticket ride up the mountain, enjoy the views on the way up and from the castle then walk back down the hill. Once you get to the top if you want to see around the castle you will have to pay more money! Annoyingly there are no bathroom facilities anywhere. The bathroom facilities in the castle are only for paying customers.
There are much better attractions in Barcelona to spend your money on.
The cable car costs 15 euros roundtrip. The route offers an amazing view of Barcelona and the ocean. When you get to the top you can visit the castle and walk around the grounds. Since it’s on a hill the view is spectacular. You can visit the museum inside the castle for free after 15.00 (3 pm).
I was only in Barcelona for a day and a half and did a bus tour.
One of the stops was Montjuïc and the view that I saw for a few seconds was amazing and I had to go back to see it properly. I saw the Montjuïc Cable Car and thought it was a no brainer so bought a ticket online and got on the L3 Metro, got off at Paral-El and took the funicular to the Cable car station.
There was a queue at 5:30pm and buying a ticket online before didn’t allow me to queue jump, although it was cheaper.
As an amateur photographer, I was really excited for this and the views on the cable car itself were amazing, I was looking forward to having some views at the top to stare at, take photos and simply enjoy.
When we got to the top, the views were blocked by trees; ok I thought, there must be a better view point somewhere. I walked around the Castle and got a great view of the port, not very exciting. I then walked down the path, along a bit, down a bit but there was no view point. There were just a few gaps in trees. I considered going into the castle but it was further expense and I got the cable car back down disappointed.
If you like castles, ports and the excitement of cable cars, feel free to do this. If you want the view, take the bus tour and get off at the Montjuïc stop, you won’t regret it.
