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Barcelona's cable cars & funiculars |
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Up, Up and away..
Barcelona has 2 cable cars and 3 funicular mountain trains. Find them here.
The 2 cable cars in Barcelona
Name: Transbordador Aeri del Port - port cable car
Colour: Red/White cabins
Route: Across the harbour of Barcelona from San Sebastian to Montjuic Mountain.
 Barcelona harbor cable car location, maps
Pictures of Barcelona port cable car
The "Transbordador Aeri del Port" is the most spectacular ride with stunning views of all Barcelona in a cable car ride that takes you across the harbour of Barcelona to and from from Montjuic to San Sebastian beach near Barceloneta beach. Since opening on 11th November 1931, this cable has been a fast and thrilling way to get from beach to mountain. At the top of the cable car tower on the beach there is an exclusive restaurant called Torre de alta Mar.
Name: Telefèric de Montjuïc - Montjuic hill cable car.
Colour: Silver cabins
Route: From halfway up Montjuic to the top where there there is an old military fort.
Montjuic cable car location, route, maps
Pictures of attractions on Montjuic hill Barcelona
This cable car connects with the funicular mountain train (see below) to give visitors to Montjuic mountain a fast and fun way to get to the top where they can enjoy views from the old military fort (Castell de Montjuic) where many cultural activities take place every year. Closed for annual maintenance usually in February. Another way to see the attractions of Montjuic is to take the special Montjuic tour bus.
The 3 funicular trains in Barcelona
What is a funicular railway? A funicular train uses the technology of an elevator (a cable pulling a car up) and the technology of a railroad (a car on a track) to provide transport up steep hillsides. Source Howstuffworks.com
Name: Funicular de Montjuïc - funicular railway half way up Montjuic
Route: To/From Parallel metro to bottom of Montuic cable car
Montjuic funicular train listing with information about location, route, maps
Photos of attractions on Montjuic hill
The Funicular of Montjuïc is a fast and fun way to get up the Montjuic mountain. The journey starts at the Parallel metro station (Lines 2 and 3) and takes 2 minutes. You will arrive very close to the Olympic installations of Palau sant Jordi, the Olympic stadium and swimming pools, The Olympic diving pools, and the Miró foundation and many more attractions and parks. Closed for annual maintenance from 8th & 26th February 2010
Name: Funicular de Tibidabo - funicular railway to top of Tibidabo hill
Route: To/From the Plaça del Doctor Andreu at end of Avinguda Tibidabo to Tibadabo Amusement Park.
Funicular train to Tibidabo hill listing with information about location, route, maps
Photos of Tibidabo in Barcelona
This is a fun ride to a fun place. Take the vintage blue tram, El Tramvia Blau, to get to the mountain train called Funicular de Tibidabo, which will take you to the top of the hill of Tibidabo overlooking Barcelona.
Name: Funicular de Vallvidrera - funicular railway to Vallvidrera
Route: To/From the "Peu de Funicular" station to the top of this line at Vallvidrera village
Funicular train to Vallvidrera - location, route, maps
This is mostly a commuter funicular train, but can also be used by visitors to get to the village of Vallvidrera which has nearby attractions like Collserola park , the Tower of Collserola and Tibadabo amusement park
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