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Castelldefels Platja Beach Town - Day Trip Guide

Hassle free chilled beach. 20 minutes from Barcelona by train. 5Km natural sand beach. Great restaurants, night time discos in the chiringuitos

Updated: Mar 11, 2023 by: Barcelona Travel Hacks Views: 1.9k

About Castelldefels Platja Beach near Barcelona

Castelldefels platja is a Hassle free beach town near to Barcelona for a relaxing day at the beach. Nice quiet spots are easy to find on the five kilometre stretch of natural beach, even in the high season. Another advantage is the accessibility, as Castelldefels is just a 40 minute bus ride from Barcelona Plaça España or a 25 minute train ride from the centre of Barcelona.

Castelldefels Platja has a vibrant night life in the Chiringuito beach bars with late opening, Live music and disco's. The town has many beach front restaurants and bars but unlike in Barcelona, Castelldefels Platja beaches do not suffer overcrowding, smoking restrictions, excessive pestering drinks vendors or thieves and pickpockets.

It is important to distinguish between castelldefels city centre and the beach area of Castelldefels, Castelldefels Platja. They can be considered two separate towns divided by a distance of about 2km. Castelldefels town is located two kilometres inland and is a mostly residential commuter town of Barcelona with few hotels.

Castelldefels Platja is the 5 kilometre beach strip with plenty of hotels a few steps away from the beach. If you want a predominantly beach based holiday with occasional visits to the main Barcelona attractions then Castelldefels Platja might be a the option for you.

The back drop of Castelldefels Platja is the Garraf natural Park mountains and the sea front only has low rise hotels of 3 or 4 floors so you get views of the mountains from the beach.

Castelldefels platja has very little in terms of services. You will find small supermarkets for water, beer, wine, snacks etc but nowhere that you could do a substantial weekly food shop but the Castelldefels platja is full of restaurants. For shopping, you will not find many clothes shops but a variety of shops that cater to the beach market for umbrellas, inflatables, balls, blankets, towels, sun cream, flip flops and anything else you might need for the beach.

Visiting Castelldefels Platja Beach near Barcelona

From Castelldefels platja you can take a 20 minute train ride to Sitges beach town for some culture and clothes shopping or go the other way into Barcelona-passeig de Grácia for some barcelona Tourism.

What to take with you for Castelldefels Platja Beach near Barcelona

Castelldefels Platja Renfe station is step free with lifts serving the underpass between platforms and a ramp to street level.

Small 30L Hiking Rucksack

Small 30L Hiking Rucksack

Includes high visibility fog and rain waterproof cover in zip compartment at bottom of rucksack.

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Phone Case for watersports

Phone Case for watersports

IPX8 waterproof floating and submersible case & Lanyard. Permits photos and touchscreen use.

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0.8L water bottle

0.8L water bottle

Reusable, refillable 1L water bottle.

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Beach Umbrella

Beach Umbrella

UV blocking Compact Beach umbrella with carry bag.

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Beach Towel

Beach Towel

Large Cotton beach towel

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Beach Sandals

Beach Sandals

Beach Sandals to protect against hot sand

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Mid layer Top

Mid layer Top

Light weight cotton quick dry T-shirt

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Trail shoes

Trail shoes

Lightweight comfortable trail shoes

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Convertible Trousers

Convertible Trousers

Lightweight convertible trousers that zip down to shorts

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High Factor Sun Cream

High Factor Sun Cream

factor 50 non-polluting sun-cream to protect the oceans, lakes and rivers.

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Summary of Prices

Train/Bus Fare Entry Ticket Additional Information Train/Bus Fare Entry Ticket Additional Information Adult Zone 1 T-casual FREE Child T-familiar FREE Notes Castelldefels is in Zone 1 so use T-Casual Zone 1.

Getting to Castelldefels Platja Beach near Barcelona

Address: Passeig Maritim S/N, Castelldefels. 08860

To get to Castelldefels Platja use the Renfe RODALIES service catching a R2 or R2 Sud train From Barcelona-Estacio de França, Barcelona-passeig de Grácia or Barcelona-Sants.

Because Castelldefels Platja is Zone 1, use 1 trip from the Tcasual Zone 1 travel Card or Hola BCN card.

Returning to Barcelona from Castelldefels Platja in the early hours of the morning is easy using the N16 night bus.

Documents for Castelldefels Platja Beach near Barcelona

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Castelldefels Platja Train Map

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Castelldefels Platja Rodalies Map

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