Montserrat, Girona & Costa Brava Small-Group Tour

Side by side

Both are run by established Barcelona operators and both include admissions. Neither includes lunch.

Which to book

If you are two people who dislike coaches, the van is worth the twenty dollars. If you are four, the maths tips further — that is eighty dollars, and the private options on other listings start to look reasonable.

The review counts are worth noting honestly: 4.8 from ten is a smaller sample than 4.6 from fifty-seven, and small samples move. Both operators are established; neither rating is doing much work at this sample size.

What reviewers notice

Guides are named — Gaspar, Vicente, Anatoli — and credited with time management across three stops, which is the hard part of this itinerary. Reviewers mention the early start and the long day frankly: out around half past seven or eight, back by eight in the evening, with each of the three towns having its own distinct character.

First-time visitors to Spain are over-represented in the reviews, and they consistently say the fee felt fair. That is the honest summary of the van premium: $20 more than the coach for a group of eight, a pickup at your door and half an hour more in Girona.

The practical caveats

The listing is explicit that this is not recommended for anyone with impaired physical mobility, and that it is not wheelchair-accessible. Three towns on cobbles in eleven hours is a lot of walking, and the van does not change that.

Children under ten must travel with a paying adult and from ten pay the adult rate, which makes this an expensive family booking — for a family day out of the city, PortAventura or a half-day Montserrat work out very differently.

Book it if

You want the three-stop day but not the coach, or the extra half hour in Girona matters to you.

• Two travellers who dislike large groups — $20 each is the whole premium
• You want pickup at your hotel or apartment rather than a meeting point
• Girona is the stop you care most about; this listing gives it 2 hours 30
• You would rather ask questions than listen to a microphone
• You want admissions at all three stops included

Book something else if

You are four or more, in which case $128.10 each adds up fast and the coach version at $107.75 does the same route. Or you want the day shorter: the bus-and-train tour finishes at 17:40 instead of 19:30, though it drops the Costa Brava stop to do it.

Before you book

Each of these is stated on the operator's own listing or, where marked, comes from traveller reports. Prices and terms were read in August 2026.

• Pickup and drop-off. Collected at your hotel or apartment at 08:30; the drop-off point is agreed with the driver at the end.
• Mobility. The listing states it is not recommended for anyone with impaired physical mobility, and is not wheelchair-accessible.
• Children. Under-tens must travel with a paying adult; from ten they pay the adult rate.
• Admissions. Montserrat, the abbey, Girona and Tossa de Mar are all covered; meals and extras are not.