Amusement Park

Tibidabo Amusement Park

A hillside amusement park above Barcelona, running since 1901, where the funicular up is part of the ticket — and where the calendar, not the clock, decides whether you can go at all.

Typical visit

Full day

Ages

Booking

Ticket required

Coming with kids

Children under 90 cm may go on some rides only, and only accompanied.

Food

Several places to eat, including Bar de l'Estació with an air-conditioned indoor dining room. You may bring your own food and eat it in the picnic area.

Getting there

The TibiBus shuttle and the Cuca de Llum funicular from Plaça Doctor Andreu are included in every ticket. Parking can be booked online while spaces last.

Accessibility

Two lifts serve every level of the park and can be used by any guest with a ticket.

Dogs

No dogs in the park, except guide dogs for visually impaired visitors.

Opening

Not open all year. March to May it runs weekends, holidays and Easter; June weekends and holidays, then Wednesday to Sunday from 24 June.

Tibidabo sits on the hill above Barcelona and has been an amusement park since 1901. Getting up there is part of the visit rather than a separate errand: one ticket covers the rides, the shows, the Área Panorámica, the Cuca de Llum funicular from Plaça Doctor Andreu and the TibiBus shuttle, so you are not buying the journey twice.

Plan around the date before anything else. The park does not run year-round, and the pattern shifts through the year: weekends and public holidays in spring and autumn, Wednesday to Sunday through July and August, a scattering of days in December and early January, and no opening days listed for February at all. A Thursday in May and a Thursday in August are not the same trip.

Inside, the park is built across several levels, linked by two lifts that any ticket holder may use and that give priority to strollers, visitors with disabilities, older visitors and pregnant women. Food from home is allowed if you eat it in the picnic area in the Área Panorámica, near Beyond, rather than at the tables belonging to the park’s own restaurants — which run from burgers and grilled chicken to pizza, churros and ice cream. Dogs stay outside; guide dogs are the exception.

Family FAQ

Are there height or age limits at Tibidabo Amusement Park?

Children under 90 cm may go on some rides only, and only accompanied.

Is there parking at Tibidabo Amusement Park?

The TibiBus shuttle and the Cuca de Llum funicular from Plaça Doctor Andreu are included in every ticket. Parking can be booked online while spaces last.

Why kids will love it

The ride up is part of the fun: the Cuca de Llum funicular climbs the hill from Plaça Doctor Andreu before the park even begins, and it is covered by the same ticket as the rides, the shows and the Área Panorámica.

One thing to weigh with a small child: the line here is 90 cm, not age. Under 90 cm, children come in free, but they can only join some of the attractions, and only with an adult beside them. With a toddler, you are paying for a park they can use a corner of.

Tips & tricks

Getting there is part of the day out: the Tramvia Blau and then the funicular railway up the hill. Check the opening calendar before you go, because it does not open every day outside high season and closes in parts of the winter. Older teenagers may find the rides tame – this one is aimed squarely at under-twelves.