Girona, Pals, Calella de Palafrugell, Costa Brava
Medieval Girona and Costa Brava
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Guests
- Up to 6
- Price
- €850per group
Chauffeur day trip from Barcelona
Barcelona to Costa Brava Chauffeur Day Trip
A car and driver for a day on the coast north of Barcelona: you choose the stretch, the stops and how long to stay, and the day ends back at your door. Each day trip is quoted on request.
- Format
- Round trip from Barcelona
- Day trip
- Quoted on request
- Private tours
- 4 from €845 per group
What the Costa Brava day trip covers
The Costa Brava is a lot of coast for one day. The Generalitat de Catalunya's guide counts 206 kilometers of shoreline between Blanes and the French border, so a chauffeur day trip usually picks one part of it. In the south, la Selva has the resort beaches of Lloret de Mar and the walled Vila Vella above the bay of Tossa de Mar. In the middle, the Baix Empordà has the former fishing villages of Calella de Palafrugell, Llafranc and Tamariu, the medieval hill town of Pals and the coves below Begur. In the far north, Cadaqués and Dalí's house at Portlligat sit on the Cap de Creus peninsula, the farthest point in our route data.
The plan is yours. Your driver collects you at your hotel or apartment in Barcelona and drives up the coast to the first stop; after that, the day follows your request, whether that means a walk on a coastal path, lunch by a harbor or an afternoon in one village. In the evening the drive brings you back to Barcelona. Tell us the towns you want to see and the hours you have, and we reply with a quote for that day.
If you would rather have a guide and a fixed route, the private tours below cover parts of the coast and are booked online.
Places for a day on the coast
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Pals
A medieval town on the Pedró hill with views over the plain, the Gothic Church of Sant Pere, its walls and the Torre de les Hores.
Source: Generalitat de Catalunya, Costa Brava guide, checked October 3, 2026
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Calella de Palafrugell and Cap Roig
The archways of Port Bo on the seafront, and nearby the Cap Roig botanical garden, with native and exotic plants on terraces above the sea and a sculpture park.
Source: Generalitat de Catalunya, Costa Brava guide, checked October 3, 2026
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Vila Vella, Tossa de Mar
The walled medieval quarter on the headland, built against pirate attacks and declared a historic monument in 1931.
Source: Tossa de Mar tourist office, checked October 3, 2026
Private tours that include the Costa Brava
Prefer a set itinerary with a guide? These private tours include the Costa Brava. Each is for your group only, priced per group and booked online. Every tour is on Private Tours Barcelona.
Montserrat, Girona, Costa Brava
Montserrat, Girona and Costa Brava Private Tour
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Guests
- Up to 6
- Price
- €845per group
Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar, Lloret de Mar, Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar and Panoramic Boat Ride
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Guests
- Up to 6
- Price
- €865per group
Costa Brava, Empúries, Sant Martí d'Empúries, Medes Islands
The Roman and Greek heritage of Costa Brava with Panoramic Boat Ride
- Duration
- 10 hours
- Guests
- Up to 6
- Price
- €875per group
How the day works
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Send the request
The date, the pickup time and address in Barcelona, the number of guests, and how long you want at the Costa Brava.
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Get a quote
We reply with a quote for that day, based on the route and the hours you describe.
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Pickup in Barcelona
Your driver collects you at the address in the request, such as your hotel or apartment.
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Time at the Costa Brava
The time on the ground follows the plan in your request: set your own pace, with no group to wait for.
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Back to Barcelona
The drive back ends at your address, or at another one if you ask for it in the request.
Questions about a Costa Brava day trip
How far up the coast can we go in a day?
Measured from Plaça de Catalunya (estimate: OpenStreetMap road routing, no traffic, checked September 30, 2026), the road estimates run from about 70 km (Blanes, about 1 h) to about 172 km (Portlligat, about 2 h 15 min), and the drive back is the same again. A day in la Selva leaves more hours on the coast; a day at Cadaqués spends more of them on the road.
Can we visit more than one town?
Put each stop in the request, for example Begur and its coves in the morning and Tamariu for lunch, with roughly how long you want in each. The quote covers the whole day as you describe it.
Which walled villages lie inland from the coast?
Pals and Peratallada, in the Baix Empordà. The Generalitat's Costa Brava guide names both among the fortified towns inland and describes Pals on the Pedró hill, with its walls, the Church of Sant Pere and the Torre de les Hores. Add them to the request with the time you want in each.
Can a stop at Calella de Palafrugell include Cap Roig?
Yes, name both in the request. The same guide lists Calella's Port Bo, with its archways, alongside the Cap Roig botanical garden and sculpture park, and Calella is one of the former fishing villages of the Baix Empordà with Tamariu and Llafranc.
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