Hello, I was wondering if I could get some advise on how to get to and from Barcelona/Girona for a day trip. We have dinner reservations at a restaurant and it seems like the last train back to Barcelona leaves Girona around 9pm, we were trying to avoid spending the night in Girona and renting a car for the day, does anyone know if there is another easy way to get back to Barcelona the same night?
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16893 posts
I looked briefly at Sagales and Sarfa bus sites, train schedules, and Rome2Rio. I don't think you have any public transport option and taxi could cost $150.
Posted by
Carmel, CA, USA
2455 posts
Lille, this might be a possibility, although a little cumbersome: you could get from Girona out to Girona Airport, either by bus or taxi, and then it appears that Sagales has a bus from the airport into Barcelona at about 10:45 pm, most days of the week. That might give you an extra hour or more in Girona. Maybe someone else can comment on the feasibility of this. I have been to Girona but never to the airport there.
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You can check and compare many airport transfer booking agents with www.cabissimo.com, if you don't find what you are looking for, just send them an email and in 24/48 hours they'll offer you a full price comparison. Here you have the direct link for comparing prices from Barcelona city to Girona airport: https://www.cabissimo.com/airports/gerona-airport/cities/barcelona-city-center
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Barcelona (Catalonia)
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Don't complicate things.... you can get a hotel in Girona for quite reasonable prices (http://www.girona.cat/turisme/eng/allotjaments.php) A cab to Barcelona will cost you much more than that. And as per buses or trains, well, you saw: 9ish for the train and 10:45 for the night bus FROM the airport of Girona -which involves a taxi from the centre to the airport. If you choose to stay in Girona overnight, next morning, the first fast train departs at 6:46 and you are in Barcelona at 7:30... for just 16€ each. Besides, strolling the old district of Girona at night also has its charm... :))