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Montserrat tickets and how to get up

The tourist ticket depends on where you live, and getting up there costs extra.

As of 4 November 2026, Cremallera y Funiculares de Montserrat states that the Santa Cova funicular is out of service for maintenance until further notice.

Official price: €9
Tiqets, from: €15
Free: EU residents and Mass-goers: no tourist ticket
Opening hours: Basilica 7:00–20:00; Throne 8:00–10:30 and 12:00–18:25

Tickets on Tiqets from €15

Also on: GetYourGuide from €52.10

Which ticket to choose

You want transport, tickets and food sorted from BarcelonaTot Montserrat Card
You'd rather go in a group, with a guide and no connections to checkMorning tour with cog-wheel train and Black Madonna
You're making your own way and want the quickest ride upMontserrat Cable Car: Ascent and Descent
You live in the EU and are going independently, not in a groupNothing: book free on the Abbey's website

Available tickets

Sellers' prices in euros. They can change with date and time.

Official prices and opening hours

Official price

Basilica, online€9
Throne of the Virgin, online€12
Montserrat Museum, online€11
Visita Montserrat, online€20
Visita Montserrat with Throne, online€23
Rack railway from Monistrol, round trip€15

Free

The tourist ticket for the sanctuary (atrium, basilica and Camarín) isn't charged to people attending Mass or other liturgical services, people staying at Montserrat, or residents of Catalonia, the rest of Spain and the European Union, except groups and organised trips. Residents book on the Abbey's website, a month ahead at most.

Booking

Tourists buy at tickets.montserratvisita.com; online is €1 to €2 cheaper than at the ticket office. In packages with the Throne, the time you choose is the Throne's, and you visit everything else before or after. Packages with the train from Barcelona are collected at the FGC station at Plaça Espanya.

Opening hours

Basilica, 7:00 to 20:00. Throne of the Virgin, 8:00 to 10:30 and 12:00 to 18:25. Museum, 10:00 to 17:45. Escolanía, Monday to Friday at 13:00 and on Sundays at the Conventual Mass; this can vary with the liturgical and school calendars.

Address

Monestir de Montserrat, 08199 Montserrat

Checked on 4 November 2026 · Sources

Who has to buy the tourist ticket

Montserrat charges a tourist ticket for the atrium, basilica and Camarín. If you don't live in the EU, you buy it online for between €9 (basilica) and €23 (Visita Montserrat with the Throne, audiovisual and museum).

If you live in Catalonia, elsewhere in Spain or in the European Union, you don't pay it, as long as you're not in a group or on an organised trip. You do have to book on the Abbey's website, up to a month ahead, for Mass, the Escolanía choir or the Virgin.

Rack railway, cable car or package

The R5 line leaves Plaça Espanya every hour from 8:26 and connects with both.

Rack railway (cremallera). It leaves Monistrol Vila every 20 minutes and takes 15. A round trip from Monistrol costs €15, valid until 31 December 2026. Coming back, the train at a quarter past the hour connects with the R5.
Cable car. A cabin every 15 minutes and 5 minutes up. Round trip from €12.50.
Tot Montserrat (€71.50) or Trans Montserrat (€50). Everything from Barcelona: train, rack railway or cable car and the Sant Joan funicular, with the basilica and Throne. Tot adds the museum and a meal. Access to the basilica and Throne depends on capacity, though, and isn't priority.

If you don't pay the tourist ticket, these packages include something you already get free, so compare with buying transport alone.

Build the day around the Throne

The Throne closes from 10:30 to 12:00, and the Escolanía sings at 13:00 from Monday to Friday. To see both, either arrive before 10:00 or book the Throne for around 12:00. The museum opens 10:00–17:45. In the package with the Throne, the time you pick is the Throne's; everything else fits before or after.

Independently or on a tour

On your own you have more leeway, and you spend less if you don't pay the tourist ticket. An organised trip with pickup is worth it if you're with children or don't want to deal with connections, but always check whether it includes the Throne. If you're thinking of the Santa Cova, look up its funicular first: as of 4 November 2026 the operator listed it as out of service.

Frequently asked questions

Do you have to pay to enter Montserrat?

Tourists do, for the sanctuary. Residents of Catalonia, the rest of Spain and the EU don't pay, except in groups, and neither do people going to Mass or staying there.

How do you see the Black Madonna at Montserrat?

With a ticket to the Throne of the Virgin, 8:00–10:30 and 12:00–18:25. Residents book that visit on the Abbey's website.

Rack railway or cable car to Montserrat?

The cable car takes 5 minutes and leaves every 15. The rack railway takes 15 minutes and leaves every 20 from Monistrol Vila. Both connect with the R5 line from Plaça Espanya.

What time does the Escolanía choir sing at Montserrat?

Monday to Friday at 13:00, and on Sundays it takes part in the Conventual Mass. This can vary with the liturgical and school calendars, so check first.

Does the T-Mobilitat card work on the Montserrat rack railway?

No, not on the rack railway or the funiculars, which aren't part of the ATM integrated network.

Sources

Facts taken from the official websites, quoted in their original language. Has something changed? Write to info@museums.es.

Official website: Montserrat Visita (Monasterio de Montserrat)
montserratvisita.com/es/entrada-turistica — se establece una entrada turística para el acceso al Santuario (Atrio, Basílica y Camarín) con las siguientes excepciones:
montserratvisita.com/es/entrada-turistica — Residentes: Cataluña / resto de España / países de la Unión Europea (excepto grupos y viajes organizados).
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/preguntas-frecuentes — Las reservas se pueden realizar con un mes de antelación.
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/preguntas-frecuentes — En los paquetes que incluyen el Trono de la Virgen, el horario escogido/reservado es el del Trono.
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/preguntas-frecuentes — La Escolanía canta de lunes a viernes a las 13:00 h y los domingos participa en la Misa Conventual.
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/preguntas-frecuentes — Los trenes cremallera que salen de Montserrat en el minuto 15 de cada hora son los que conectan con el tren de la línea R5 Manresa-Barcelona.
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/horarios — De 8.00 a 10.30 h - de 12 a 18.25 h
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/horarios — De 7.00 a 20.00 h
montserratvisita.com/es/informacion-practica/horarios — De 10:00 a 17:45 h
tickets.montserratvisita.com/en — Ticket office 10 € / online €9.00
tickets.montserratvisita.com/en — Ticket office 22€ / online €20.00
tickets.montserratvisita.com/en — Ticket office 25€ / online €23.00
tickets.montserratvisita.com/en — Ticket office 12€ / online €11.00
turistren.cat/en/trains/montserrat-rack-railway-and-funiculars — | Adult (14 to 65 years old) | € 9.00 | € 15.00 |
turistren.cat/en/trains/montserrat-rack-railway-and-funiculars — Montserrat Rack Railway prices valid until December 31, 2026.
turistren.cat/es/trens/cremallera-i-funiculars-de-montserrat — El Funicular de la Santa Cova permanecerá fuera de servicio por labores de mantenimiento hasta nuevo aviso.
montserratvisita.com/es/como-llegar/cremallera-tren — En la estación de Barcelona-Plaça Espanya hay trenes de Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya que salen hacia Montserrat cada hora desde las 8.26 h.
montserratvisita.com/es/como-llegar/cremallera-tren — El trayecto dura 15 minutos y la frecuencia habitual desde Monistrol Vila es de 20 minutos.
montserratvisita.com/es/como-llegar/teleferico — Cada 15 minutos sale una cabina.
aeridemontserrat.com/es — Desde 12,50 €
bcnshop.barcelonaturisme.com/shopv3/es/product/616/trans-montserrat.ht — El acceso a la Basílica y al Trono está sujeto a disponibilidad y aforo y no incluye acceso prioritario.
bcnshop.barcelonaturisme.com/shopv3/es/product/615/tot-montserrat.html — 71,50€
turistren.cat/en/trains/montserrat-rack-railway-and-funiculars — The T-Mobilitat is not valid for traveling with the Montserrat Cable Car and Funiculars as they are not part of the ATM's integrated transport network.