Alp

Alp is a town in Catalonia, Spain.

Not to be confused with Alps.

Understand

Alp is a town in the Girona Province.

Get in

By car

C16 toll highway covers the 140km from Barcelona to Alp. Go right at the end of the highway using the first exit after the Area del Cadi overpass direction Masella, Alp, La Molina.

By train

Use the R3 train service from Barcelona (Sants, Plaça de Catalunya, Arc de Triomf and Sant Andreu Arenal stations) direction to Puicerdá. Alp-Urtx station is 20 minutes walking from the town. La Molina station is 7km away from Alp near La Molina sky resort.

By plane

Barcelona El Prat airport is about 1h 45 minutes away by car, see Get in > By car there is train service from Barcelona to Alp.

Girona airport is about 2 hours away by car, see Get in > By car for information on your preferred option from the airport to Alp.

Do

Skiing

There are two renowned ski resorts on the area, which are the nearest major skiing resorts from Barcelona:

  • 🌍 La Masella, Av. Peu de Pistes, 17538 Masella. The ski resort La Masella goes from 1600 to 2535m altitude and has around 72 slopes with 70km in total. Adult 1 day: 39 to €41.
  • 🌍 La Molina, +34 972 89 20 31, . The ski resort La Molina stretches from 1700 to 2445m above sea level and has approximately 60km of ski slopes including 17 red and 6 black ones. There is possibility to rent skis, snowboards or ski shoes from an Intersport shop. There is also a fun park with a slope and half-pipe. Adult 1 day: €39-41.

Connect

As of Jan 2024, Alp and its approach highways have 4G from MasMovil and Orange, and 5G from Movistar and Vodafone.

Go next

Routes through Alp
Ax-les-Thermes continues as  N  S  Berga Barcelona


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