Costa Brava and Girona
Chauffeur Service on the Costa Brava
Private transfers from Barcelona, Barcelona Airport and Girona-Costa Brava Airport to the towns of the Costa Brava, plus chauffeur day trips out of Barcelona. Every journey is quoted on request.
- Routes
- 30
- Day trips
- 4
- Quotes
- On request
Blanes to Portbou
From Blanes to the French border
The Costa Brava runs from Blanes to Portbou on the French border. The Generalitat de Catalunya's Costa Brava guide gives it 206 kilometers of coastline, with rocky coves, cliffs, wetlands and long sandy beaches, and divides it into three coastal counties, la Selva, Baix Empordà and Alt Empordà, plus the inland Gironès and Pla de l'Estany. The journalist Ferran Agulló coined the name in 1908.
Each stretch has its own character. La Selva, in the south, takes in Blanes, Lloret de Mar and Tossa de Mar, where the walled Vila Vella stands above the bay. In the Baix Empordà, which the guide calls the heartland of the Costa Brava, the coast runs from Sant Feliu de Guíxols past Platja d'Aro, Palamós and Begur to L'Estartit, with the former fishing villages of Tamariu, Llafranc and Calella de Palafrugell on the shore and the fortified towns of Pals and Peratallada inland. The northernmost towns are Cadaqués, El Port de la Selva, Llançà, Colera and Portbou.
This hub groups the Costa Brava journeys in our directory: transfers from Barcelona to each town that has its own page, grouped by county from south to north, routes from Barcelona Airport and Girona-Costa Brava Airport, and chauffeur day trips.
Main routes from Barcelona
Open a route for the details of that journey, or ask for a quote with your own addresses.
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Barcelona to Costa Brava
Barcelona to Costa Brava Transfer
The general route, for a coastal address without a page of its own.
About 70 to 172 km by road, about 1 h to 2 h 15 min, depending on the town
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Barcelona to Girona
Barcelona to Girona Transfer
A university city close to the coast.
About 101 km, about 1 h 15 min by road
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Barcelona to Lloret de Mar
Barcelona to Lloret de Mar Transfer
La Selva county, on the southern stretch.
About 74 km, about 1 h by road
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Barcelona to Tossa de Mar
Barcelona to Tossa de Mar Transfer
Home of the walled Vila Vella.
About 86 km, about 1 h 15 min by road
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Barcelona to Platja d'Aro
Barcelona to Platja d'Aro Transfer
On the central coast of the Baix Empordà.
About 105 km, about 1 h 25 min by road
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Barcelona to Begur
Barcelona to Begur Transfer
A hilltop castle town in the Baix Empordà.
About 131 km, about 1 h 45 min by road
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Barcelona to Figueres
Barcelona to Figueres Transfer
Home of the Dalí Theatre-Museum.
About 138 km, about 1 h 40 min by road
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Barcelona to Cadaqués
Barcelona to Cadaqués Transfer
One of the northernmost towns on the coast.
About 170 km, about 2 h 10 min by road
Distances and driving times are estimates from OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM), no traffic, measured from Plaça de Catalunya for journeys that start in Barcelona, checked September 30, 2026. Traffic and the exact addresses change the real time. Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.
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Every Costa Brava journey
Transfers from Barcelona by county, then the airport routes and the day trips.
Transfers from Barcelona, by county
20 routes
South to north. Under each town: the road distance and driving time from Barcelona.
La Selva
Baix Empordà
Gironès
Girona and Girona-Costa Brava Airport
6 pages
Aena places the airport on land in Aiguaviva and Vilobí d'Onyar, south of Girona.
From Barcelona Airport
4 routes
For arrivals at Barcelona Airport with an address on the coast.
Chauffeur day trips from Barcelona
4 day trips
A vehicle and driver for the day, out from Barcelona and back.
Distances and driving times are estimates from OpenStreetMap road routing (OSRM), no traffic, measured from Plaça de Catalunya for journeys that start in Barcelona, checked September 30, 2026. Traffic and the exact addresses change the real time. Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), routed with OSRM.
Planning a Costa Brava journey
South, center or north
The southern towns of la Selva are the shortest drive from Barcelona, and the north around Cadaqués and Portlligat is the longest; the By road from Barcelona panel gives the estimates for both ends. In the center, the Generalitat guide says the coast from Sant Feliu de Guíxols to L'Estartit can be explored almost entirely on coastal paths, among them the coastal path at S'Agaró, an early 20th-century promenade in the garden town that the architect Rafael Masó designed in 1920. Off L'Estartit lie the Medes Islands, part of the Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park, which runs along the shore from Pals north to L'Escala.
Flying in
Aena says Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) was built on land in Aiguaviva and Vilobí d'Onyar, south of Girona. Routes from it and from Barcelona Airport are grouped above, and one of the questions below gives the road estimates from both airports.
Villas and addresses outside the towns
If you are staying in a villa or a property outside a town center, send the full address or the property's name with your request, so the quote is for that door.
Questions about Costa Brava transfers
Where does the Costa Brava start and end?
It runs from Blanes, where the town's tourism office places its start at the Sa Palomera rock, to Portbou on the French border. Girona is not on the coast, but the Generalitat's Costa Brava guide calls it the capital of the Costa Brava region, so its routes are listed here, together with Figueres, home of the Dalí Theatre-Museum.
Should I fly into Girona-Costa Brava Airport or Barcelona Airport?
Both airports have route pages, and a journey from either one is quoted on its details. By road, the Costa Brava towns in our route data are an estimated 35 km (Lloret de Mar, about 35 min) to 91 km (Portlligat, about 1 h 25 min) from Girona-Costa Brava Airport, and 89 km (Blanes, about 1 h 15 min) to 188 km (Portlligat, about 2 h 30 min) from Barcelona Airport. These are OpenStreetMap road estimates without traffic, checked September 30, 2026.
What should I send for a Costa Brava transfer quote?
The pickup address, the full address on the coast (or the property's name, for a villa outside a town), the date and time, and the number of guests and bags. If you are flying into Barcelona or Girona, add the flight number. Send it by WhatsApp or with the request form at the foot of this page, and we reply with a quote for that journey.
How do I plan a visit to the Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat?
Every visit to the Salvador Dalí House-Museum in Portlligat, Cadaqués, must be booked in advance for a set date and time. Book the visit first, then ask for a Barcelona to Cadaqués transfer or a Costa Brava chauffeur day trip and give the visit time in your request. The Dalí Theatre-Museum, opened in 1974 in the former Figueres Municipal Theatre, has its own Dalí Museum chauffeur day trip.
Is there a private tour of the Costa Brava from Barcelona?
Three of our private tours stop in named Costa Brava towns, each with hotel pickup in Barcelona, a guide and a set price per group. Medieval Girona and Costa Brava visits Girona, Pals and Calella de Palafrugell. Costa Brava, Tossa de Mar and Panoramic Boat Ride goes by boat from Lloret de Mar to Tossa de Mar and ends in Sant Feliu de Guíxols. The Roman and Greek heritage of Costa Brava with Panoramic Boat Ride visits Empúries and Sant Martí d'Empúries, with a boat ride to the Medes Islands. For your own route, ask for a Costa Brava chauffeur day trip.