To and from Andorra by car in November

You could easily run into heavy, wet, cloudy weather, and perhaps snow at the higher elevations at that time of year. I've hit snow in the mountains west of San Sebastian in the first week of November.
Besides, Andorra really isn't worth the stop. Far better to head up the coast from Barcelona, then head inland. You could stop in Perpignan along the way, if you wanted to.

This will take you a lot of extra time (versus traveling on the coast), not just because of distance but also because of slower roads through the mountains.

On the other hand, swinging through the Haut Corbieres--spectacular Cathar ruins in the French foothills--would be worth the small detour.

Thanks for the quick replies. I'm ambivalent about Andorra based on what I've read (including your thoughts as well), but my wife is hell bent on checking it off. I think we'll nix the Barcelonia to Carcassonne via Andorra trek. But, we may swing back around to Andorra on the tail end of our trip going to it from Spain and back the way we came if weather cooperates, as the French side of the trip seems to be the most problematic. I'm expecting Wal-Mart of the Pyranees, so I hope that we can at least find some interesting sights along the way.

You very well could have weather problems in mid-November but you never know until the time arrives. We enjoyed our drive from France to Spain through Andorra but we did it in May. The Pyrenees offer some wonderful scenery. The drive is slow due to the winding roads and also much construction going on which delayed us some. It seemed like every town that we went through was constructing new buildings and you would have never known there was a global recession going on based on what we saw in Andorra. If you have time and the weather permits and because your wife really wants to go there(reason enough) then go for it. Andorra has no sales tax so she may decide to do a little shopping while there. Be sure to fill up your tank because fuel is cheaper in Andorra due to the no tax on sales.

Sorry to butt in on your post - Has anyone been to Andorra lately? Friends have told us to go there but the savings they made were decades ago. Is Andorra still worthwhile?

Bob, we were there last year and, according to a good friend who lives in Barcelona, it is a popular spot in which to purchase electronics (don't know if it is due to lower taxes or overall better prices on things, as we didn't suss it out). And when leaving Andorra to drive back to Spain everyone had to stop at the border, pull into a parking spot, and have their car checked (including the trunk), a process I assumed was to look for copious amounts of electronics for resale. The process was quick, though, it was a little like the person who stands at the exit at Costco and eyeballs your receipt.

Andorra is a ski area and the season starts in November, so you definitely could run into snow as well as rain and fog.

When we were there a few years ago we did not find any big bargains. We heard that the Europeans mainly go there for alcohol & tobacco. Andorra has no VAT, but this isn't as relevant to us non-EU citizens because we can get our VAT refunded on bigger-ticket items.