Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
change to the Funicular del Tibidabo, with connections to Tibidabo at the top (every 15min;
operateswhentheParcd'Attracionsisopen;€7.70,withoutparkadmission,€4.10,withpark
admission.
By bus
The Bus Turistíc stops at Av. del Tibidabo, where you can change for the Tramvia
Blau. Alternatively, the special Tibibus (T2A) runs direct to Tibidabo from Pl. de Catalunya
(from 10.15am every day that the park is open; €2.95, fare reimbursed with park admission).
Local bus #111 runs on a circuit (every 30min; city passes and transport tickets valid)
between Tibidabo park and Vallvidrera village.
Torre de Collserola and Vallvidrera
Torre de Collserola, c/de Vallvidrera al Tibidabo • Days and hours vary, but basically weekends: March, Nov
& Dec noon-2pm & 3.30-6pm, April-May & Oct noon-2pm & 3.30-7pm, June-July & Sept noon-2pm &
3.30-8pm, plus Aug Wed-Sun noon-2pm & 3.30-8pm, closed Jan & Feb • €5.60, under-14s €3.30, under-3s
free, combined ticket available with Parc d'Atraccions • 932 117 942,
www.tibidabo.es
• Bus #111 from
Tibidabo or Vallvidrera village
Follow the road from the Tibidabo car park and it's only a few minutes' walk to Norman
Foster's
TorredeCollserola
, a soaring communications tower high above the tree line, with
a glass lift that whisks you up ten floors (115m) for yet more stunning views - 70km, they
claim, on a good day.
Afterwards,youcouldjustheadbacktoTibidaboforthefunicular-and-tramridebacktothe
city, but to complete a circular tour it's more interesting to follow the cobbled path near the
tower's car park, which brings you out on the pine-clad edges of
Vallvidrera
, a well-to-do
suburban village perched on the flank of the Collserola hills - a twenty-minute walk all told
from Tibidabo. There's another
funicular
station here (weekdays 6am-midnight, weekends
until 2am; every 6-10min), connecting to Peu del Funicular, an FGC station on the Sabadell
and Terrassa line from Plaça de Catalunya.
Vallvidrera's main square isn't obvious - if you turn left out of the funicular station and
walk down the steep steps, Plaça de Vallvidrera is the traffic roundabout at the bottom.
Parc de Collserola
Centre d'Informació daily 9.30am-3pm • 932 803 552,
www.parcnaturalcollserola.cat
• FGC Baixada de
Vallvidrera (on the Sabadell or Terrassa line from Pl. de Catalunya; 15min)
Given a half-decent day, local bikers, hikers and outdoors enthusiasts all make a beeline for
thecity'sringofwoodedhillsbeyondTibidabo.The
parkinformationcentre
liesinoakand
pinewoods, an easy, signposted ten-minute walk up through the trees from the FGC Baixada
de Vallvidrera train station. There's a bar-restaurant here with an outdoor terrace, plus an ex-
