Train stations in Sitges

Sitges station, on Plaça Eduard Maristany, is the one to use: Renfe's Rodalies R2 Sud trains run to it from Barcelona about four times an hour, and the old town and the seafront lie south of it.

Which station to use

Sitges station is the stop for the old town, the Passeig de la Ribera seafront and the town's beaches. Every train that calls there runs on the R2 Sud, the Garraf coast line between Barcelona and Sant Vicenç de Calders, and a few early and late trains carry on north through Barcelona as R2. Renfe runs them under the Rodalies de Catalunya name. No long-distance trains call here: for Madrid or the rest of Spain, start from Barcelona-Sants.

Trains to Barcelona

Times are as of October 2026, and the first and last trains are the same every day of the week.

• Barcelona-Sants: 35 to 41 minutes from Sitges, 31 to 37 minutes back.
• Barcelona-Passeig de Gràcia: 41 to 47 minutes, 38 to 44 minutes back.
• Barcelona Estació de França, the end of the line: 52 to 58 minutes, 49 to 55 minutes back.

Trains run about four an hour each way through the day, and up to six an hour on weekday mornings. The first train to Barcelona leaves Sitges at 04:51 and reaches Sants at 05:29. The last leaves at 22:22 and reaches Sants at 23:03. In the other direction, the first train to Sitges leaves Sants at 05:45 and arrives at 06:22, and the last leaves Sants at 00:06 and arrives at 00:43.

From the station to the old town

The old town and the Plaça de l'Ajuntament are south of the station, towards the sea. Leave the station and head south down the pedestrian Carrer de Sant Francesc into the old town. The Plaça de l'Ajuntament is at the far end of the old town, by the sea, and the Passeig de la Ribera seafront runs west from just below it.

Three local bus lines run by Moventis also start at the station: SL1 to Poble Sec and Vallpineda, SL2 to Can Pei and Terramar, and SL3 to Llevantina and Quint Mar. SL2 stops at Passeig Vilafranca / St. Francesc and runs on to the Passeig Marítim. Weekday buses leave the station every 30 minutes from 06:45 to 20:45 (every 40 minutes on SL3), and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 08:45.

Barcelona airport

No train runs from Sitges to the airport. By rail, take the R2 Sud to Barcelona-Sants or Passeig de Gràcia and change to the R2 Nord, which runs every 30 minutes to the airport station at Terminal 2. BusGarraf buses call at Sitges (stop Can Robert, by the Parc de Can Robert) and at Terminal 1. On weekdays the first leaves Can Robert at 04:30, then they run hourly, every 30 minutes between 10:00 and 17:00, take 30 minutes to Terminal 1, and the last leaves at 22:00. From Terminal 1 the last weekday bus back is at 23:50. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays they run hourly, take 55 minutes, and the last from Terminal 1 leaves at 23:05.

Tarragona and the coast south

There is no direct train to Tarragona. Take the R2 Sud to Sant Vicenç de Calders, about 28 minutes, and change there to an R14, R15, R16 or R17 regional, which reaches Tarragona 23 minutes later. As of October 2026 the connections run every 30 minutes on weekdays, a little less often at weekends, and the whole trip takes about 1 hour 5 minutes; on weekdays the first leaves Sitges at 06:38 and the last at 22:08. Some R15, R16 and R17 trains also stop at Vilanova i la Geltrú, 6 minutes from Sitges, and when the times line up a change there cuts the trip to about 50 minutes. From Tarragona to Sitges the trip takes about 1 hour with a change at Sant Vicenç de Calders, or about 48 minutes via Vilanova, and the last connection leaves Tarragona at 21:26 and reaches Sitges at 22:22. Castelldefels is 12 to 15 minutes from Sitges.

Tickets

Barcelona to Sitges is a four-zone journey. A single ticket costs €5.50 and is valid for two hours. Buy it before boarding, at the station ticket office or a machine, and validate it at the gate. Only a traveller who boards at a station with no ticket sales may pay on the train, to Renfe's inspectors. A Rodalies-only ten-trip Bonotren for four zones costs €35.80 and can be shared by people making the same journey. A ten-trip T-casual for four zones costs €44.65 and also works on Barcelona's metro and buses, but not at the airport metro stations.

Works and holidays

No planned works on the R2 Sud are announced into November 2026, and the Christmas and New Year timetables were not yet published in late October 2026.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, the R2 Sud, a Rodalies regional line, needs no reservation with an Interrail pass. On the regional trains on to Tarragona (R14, R15, R16, R17), Interrail lists a €4 Regional Exprés reservation that is not always required.