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💡 The Short Version: Take the R2 Sud from Barcelona-Sants: 31 to 37 minutes, about 70 trains a day, €5.50 single. The last train back leaves Sitges at 22:22 on weekdays. The beaches are about 550 m from the station, and the Cau Ferrat museum, the artist Santiago Rusiñol’s house and studio, about 500 m; it and the Maricel museum share a €12 ticket and are closed on Mondays. The Sitges Film Festival runs from 8 to 18 October 2026. Or book a tour: no tour covers Sitges alone, but the Tarragona and Sitges tourad (from £84.42) collects you from your hotel and adds Tarragona’s Roman amphitheatre and circus, entry included, in one day.
Getting there on your own
Rodalies R2 Sud from Barcelona-Sants or Passeig de Gràcia · 31 to 44 minutes · €5.50 single
The R2 Sud runs down the coast from Barcelona to Sitges and beyond. Times are from Renfe’s Rodalies timetable for Tuesday 6 and Saturday 10 October 2026; the fare is the Rodalies single, 29 September 2026.
| From | To Sitges | Trains a day | First and last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona-Sants | 31 to 37 minutes | About 70 | 5:45 to 0:06 |
| Passeig de Gràcia | 38 to 44 minutes | About 70 | 5:39 to 0:00 |
- Coming back: on weekdays the last train from Sitges to Sants leaves at 22:22 and arrives at 23:03. On Saturday nights one more leaves at 1:30.
- From the station it is about 550 m in a straight line to La Fragata and La Ribera beaches and about 500 m to the Cau Ferrat museum in the old town.
- Travel cards: Sitges is outside zone 1, so the zone-1 T-casual and the Hola Barcelona card do not reach it. Buy a Rodalies ticket; Barcelona metro tickets explains the zones.
Tours from Barcelona
Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 30 September 2026.
Tarragona and Sitges with hotel pick-up
From £84.42 · 4.8 stars from 575 reviews · 10 hours · up to 8 people
From Barcelona: Tarragona & Sitges Full Day Tour with Pick-upad collects you from your hotel between 8:00 and 9:00 in a minivan. In Tarragona it stops at the Roman aqueduct known as the Devil’s Bridge and walks through the forum, the circus and the amphitheatre, with entry to the amphitheatre and circus included; in Sitges a guide walks you through the old town to the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla and the Palau de Maricel, before time on Sant Sebastià beach. Food and drink are extra.
Tarragona and Sitges, small group
From £84.85 · 4.6 stars from 83 reviews · 11 hours
Tarragona & Sitges Small Group Full-Day Tourad covers the same two towns.
Sitges and Montserrat with an easy hike
From £75.42 · 4.9 stars from 79 reviews · 9 hours
Barcelona: Sitges & Montserrat Monastery Tour with Easy Hikead pairs the monastery and a walk on the mountain with the coast.
In Sitges
The Cau Ferrat and Maricel museums
Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–19:00 from April to October, 10:00–17:00 from November to March · closed Mondays · €12 for both
The Cau Ferrat was the home and studio of the artist Santiago Rusiñol, who founded it in 1893; it became a public museum in 1933. It holds his collections of old art, from painting and ceramics to glass and wrought iron, with modern work by Rusiñol and his circle. One ticket covers it and the Maricel museum, whose collection runs from Romanesque and Gothic art to the 20th century (museusdesitges.cat, 30 September 2026). The Palau de Maricel, part of the Maricel complex founded by the collector Charles Deering, is seen on guided visits, €12.
The Palau Maricel on the seafront in Sitges. Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The beaches
La Fragata and La Ribera about 550 m from the station · free
Sitges’s tourist office lists its beaches by type: urban and family beaches near the centre, LGBTIQ+ beaches, beaches with bars and DJs, and nudist coves further out (sitgesanytime.com). La Fragata and La Ribera are the town beaches below the old town.
The beach at La Fragata, below the church of Sant Bartomeu i Santa Tecla. Photo: Enric, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sitges Film Festival
8 to 18 October 2026 · the 59th edition
Sitges hosts the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia every October; the 2026 edition runs from 8 to 18 October (sitgesfilmfestival.com).
Which day to go
- Tuesday to Sunday for the museums; they close every Monday.
- Saturday for a late return: the 1:30 train back to Sants runs only on Saturday nights.
- 8 to 18 October 2026 for the film festival.
Sitges is one of several day trips from Barcelona. Tarragona, with its Roman amphitheatre, is further down the same coast, and the Tarragona and Sitges tour does both in a day. For the sights to book back in the city, see what to book before you go in Barcelona.
Common questions
How do I get from Barcelona to Sitges?
On the Rodalies R2 Sud from Barcelona-Sants (31 to 37 minutes) or Passeig de Gràcia (38 to 44 minutes). About 70 trains a day, from 5:45 until just after midnight; the single fare is €5.50. The last train back to Sants on a weekday leaves Sitges at 22:22.
Is Sitges worth a day trip from Barcelona?
It is the shortest train ride of the day trips from Barcelona: half an hour, with the beaches about 550 m from the station and the Cau Ferrat museum, Santiago Rusiñol's house and studio, about 500 m. Go Tuesday to Sunday if you want the museums; they close on Mondays.
Is there a tour to Sitges from Barcelona?
Not on its own on GetYourGuide: the train is simpler. The Tarragona and Sitges full-day tour, from £84.42 on 30 September 2026, adds the Roman sites of Tarragona with hotel pick-up, entry to the amphitheatre and circus, and a group of up to eight.
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