11 Day Trips from Barcelona Worth the Early Start

1.Montserrat, Girona & Costa Brava Guided Day Trip from Barcelona

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,128 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $133Our pick

See Montserrat, Girona, and Tossa de Mar in one long Barcelona day, with guided visits, mountain views, medieval streets, and Costa Brava coves.

“Roger and Eitor were great. Roger is a very pleasant and knowledgeable guide. The trip is quite ambitious but it did not feel rushed at any point. It left and arrived right on time. The bus was clean and friven perfectly by Eitor.”

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2.The Original Andorra, France & Spain Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4,078 reviews · 12 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129

See Spain, France, and Andorra in one long day from Barcelona, with Pyrenees scenery, village stops, free time, and duty-free shopping.

“Long day but great time! Definitely bring a back pack with snacks and water, the bus has charging ports for your phone also. Wear warm comfortable shoes and a jacket.”

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3.Montserrat Day Trip with Optional Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,428 reviews · 7 hours · from $56Best value

Montserrat day trip from Barcelona with rack railway, monastery, free time, mountain views, optional Basilica entry, choir, or museum tickets.

“Day with Maria i Nil was amazing They are super friendly, professional and helpful. I really recommend them and this trip and hope to see you soon”

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4.Guided Day Trip to Andorra, France and Spain

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,949 reviews · 12 hours · from $83

Review of Barcelona’s 12-hour Andorra, France and Spain tour, with Mont-Louis, Pyrenees views, practical tips, costs and honest drawbacks.

“Good trip although driving is too long. The guide Laura and blanka was very good. They are young and very energetic. Always tried to please the guests. Explained everything very well. The driver Luis was excellent in driving. Recommended tour company”

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5.Guided Day Trip to Andorra, France, and Spain

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,934 reviews · from $75

See Spain, France, and Andorra in one 12-hour trip from Barcelona, with medieval villages, mountain views, thermal springs, and free time.

“It was really nice experience. Thank you Pablo for nice and entertaining company!!”

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6.Girona&Dalí Museum Day Trip with Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,874 reviews · 11 hours · from $87

Review of the Barcelona to Girona and Dalí Museum day trip, with guided walks, priority entry, transport, timing, value, and practical tips.

“Guide was excellent and very informative. Unfortunately this English only speaking tour also had two Spanish people, so everything had to be said twice. Driver did a great job in getting us back to bus station in very wet and stormy weather, also without a windscreen wiper in front of her , that broke about 20 minutes from the end”

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7.Montserrat, Girona & Costa Brava Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,455 reviews · 11.5 hours · from $129

Review of Barcelona’s Montserrat, Girona and Costa Brava day trip, with practical advice on timing, value, stops, guides and what to expect.

“This tour was astounding and I will definitely go and do it again when I am back in Barcelona this is highly recommended and our tour guide Jimena was excellent too”

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8.Montserrat: Morning or Afternoon Half-Day Trip with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,454 reviews · 5 hours · from $100

Review of Montserrat’s five-hour Barcelona tour, with monastery access, hotel pickup, small groups, mountain views, timing, and practical tips.

“Marcel , our guide, was excellent. He made it work for us on a day that there were so many people and bad traffic going in and out of Montserrat! I was able to go on the tour despite time constraints as he made adjustments and it worked for me. Highly recommended”

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9.Montserrat Monastery and Natural Park Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 755 reviews · 6 hours · from $88

Review of Montserrat from Barcelona: monastery, Black Madonna, funicular views, gentle hike, practical tips, and honest value at $88.

“I love the hike nice scenery and would be nice if I can stay longer at Montserrat.”

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10.Montserrat Day Trip Private or Small Group with Basilica Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 237 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $130

Review of a private Montserrat trip from Barcelona with Basilica access, La Moreneta, mountain views, local food, and guide-led transport.

“Pay is a great tour guide and gave us option of walk up to the cross or seeing the Museum for extra 13 Euros per person and we also paid 11 more Euros per person on the Monestrat ticket app for the awesome boys choir at 1 pm. We saw the inside of the beautiful church and great outside views of the area. The whole tour takes around 5.5 hours.”

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11.Full-Day Trip Barcelona to Montserrat Monastery & Cava Winery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 158 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $216

Review of a 7-hour Barcelona trip to Montserrat and a family-run cava winery, with early access, vineyard lunch, tastings, and practical tips.

“We really enjoyed this tour. Valentina was an excellent guide. Getting to Montserrat early is a really good idea..and we beat the crowds. The trip to the winery , the tastings and the tour of the vineyard was superb. Lunch with local products was excellent. Would highly recommend as a great experience and break from the big crowds in Barcelona.”

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