Directions

A quick set of comments on travelling to Circuit de Catalunya in 2011 (note prices may have increased since then)

Arriving at Airport

  • The train from the airport goes directly to Montmelo. It takes an hour. They are every 30 minutes. I paid 6.30E for a return, it was 3.15 single from Montmelo to airport.
  • You catch the train from terminal 2. If you land at Terminal 1, there’s a free shuttle bus that takes you between terminals. The signs are not brilliant, but keep following the train signs to the ground level bus station and you’ll find the transfer bus. Leave time for this on return- it takes about 15mins
  • If you are going to Barcelona instead of direct to circuit, I’d still recommend train,it’s pretty cheap. Otherwise there are buses and taxis

Barcelona to Circuit

  • The train stops at Sants, Passeig de Gracia or Clot in Barcelona. The main destination is Maçanet-Massanes and it’s line R2. Some of them do not go that far and you’ll see other destinations such as Granollers or Cerberes. It takes 23-30 mins.
  • From Barcelona to Montmelo cost me 1.75E single
  • There are both Metro and trains (RENFE) that go to the right stations in Barcelona, so multiple options. The system is pretty good. Howver I found signposting very difficult, as there was no easy signage about where the trains stopped. you have to find the route maps/timetables. My advice is look up the destinations and have them to hand

Montmelo to Circuit

  • it is definitely a 30-40 minute walk. During the race, there are shuttles, but they aren’t there for testing. I did not see taxis waiting either. (i think they were around, but nowhere obvious when I left station)
  • But it’s a straight walk. A the weekend, there were enough people on the train that I just followed them, but not sure about weekdays. So leave the station, (I’d say turn left at the end of the ramp, but it was a temp ramp, so not sure if will be still there), walk past the little kiosk and keep walking along the main street, past shops. Keep straight, over roundabout, under highway/motorway and keep going.
  • If the cars are running, you’ll hear them from Montmelo! As you walk, you’ll start to see the grandstands on the left. You’ll go past a bricked up house and not too far from there is a little track on the left. It’s not signposted, but is obvious (it has concrete blocks at the entrance). Walk up there straight to the entry point/box office

At the circuit

  • You can buy online at the circuit website. However, I bought at the circuit, which was easy. it was 10E for a weekday, 15E for the weekend days.
  • There are not that many food places. I’d recommend taking food and drink in to the circuit.
  • You can walk around the place and sit anywhere. Not all grandstands were open, but the pitstraights grandstand, Grandstand F, and N were definitely open. You can sit anywhere else as well and there are some good vantage points.