Santa Cova Funicular in Montserrat: Funicular to Santa Cova Cave Montserrat.
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This page will give you an overview specifically to the Funicular de Santa Cova service, including ticket options available, operating times, prices and disabled facilities.
Book tickets for your half day tour to Montserrat from Barcelona with return journey
There are two organized tours that save you the time and trouble of organizing your own trip to Montserrat. They include return journey from Barcelona to Montserrat in an air conditioned bus. You can choose either a half day morning tour or half day afternoon tour.
Morning Tour
Click here to book your tickets online for the Montserrat Morning guided tour leaving from Barcelona
What to expect from the Santa Cova Funicular
There is one main reason why people take the Santa Cova funicular railway: to visit the cave chapel known as Santa Cova. This is the cave where, according to legend, the image of Mare de Deu de Montserrat (the Virgin Mary) was seen by shepherds. For details on the history of the cave of Santa Cova, see our Santa Cova at Montserrat page.
The cave sits about 20 minutes walk from the funicular station. You can walk directly from the Montserrat Monastery to the cave. However, some people like to take the funicular as some of the walk can be quite strenuous. For details on the walk to Santa Cova cave, see our Guide to Walks in Montserrat page.
In the lower station of the Funicular de Santa Cova you will also find a small exhibition about the legend of Santa Cova. This is alongside a small exhibition about the funicular itself. If you are interested in how funiculars work, you can learn all about this in the exhibition. The exhibitions have the same opening times as the running times of the funicular (see below).
Santa Cova Funicular tickets
You can buy tickets for the funicular at the ticket office in the funicular stations at both the top and the bottom of the funicular. You can buy a single (you might decide that it is a good idea to walk down to Santa Cova and then avoid the uphill return journey by taking the funicular) or a return journey.
Timetable information for the funicular to Santa Cova
Operating times for the Funicular de Santa Cova vary, depending on the time of year and whether you come during the week or at weekends.
Funicular de Santa Cova running times:
Less busy times
Starts: 11:10
Finishes: 16:10
Busier times
Starts: 10:10
Finishes (between): 17:10 and 17:30
Disabled facilities on the Santa Cova Funicular
Unfortunately the funicular is not adapted for wheelchair users. There are only a few seats in the funicular, the rest of the train is standing room only.
The Santa Cova Funicular offers you the opportunity to visit an important religious site, visited by thousands of pilgrims each year. It has been running since 1929, allowing people to visit a place with an important history and spiritual significance.