TEISA Bus

TEISA is the bus company that links Ripoll with the rest of Catalonia when you are not taking the train. It is based in Girona and operates the intercity lines of the Ripollès and the Garrotxa. It is the practical alternative to the Rodalies R3, especially while the train line still has stretches under works.

Lines that call at Ripoll

According to the TEISA website, the lines that stop in Ripoll are these:

• Barcelona – Vic – Ripoll – Camprodon, in both directions.
• Girona – Olot – Ripoll, via Sant Joan de les Abadesses or via Vallfogona de Ripollès.
• Girona – Olot – Ripoll – Puigcerdà – Llívia, which continues to the Cerdanya.
• Setcases – Camprodon – Ripoll – Campdevànol, the Camprodon valley line.
• Ripoll – Les Llosses.

Ripollès Turisme adds that there are also connections with Prats de Molló, by TEISA; with Bagà and Llívia, by Autocars Mir, and with Berga, by Alsa.

The Barcelona line

The current timetable for the Camprodon – Barcelona line, published as a PDF by TEISA, distinguishes three calendars: working days Monday to Friday; working Saturdays and holiday Thursdays and Fridays; and Sundays and holiday Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Not all services reach Barcelona: several stop at Vic, and to continue you have to change at the Vic bus station to Sagalés line e12. In Barcelona the bus stops on the Gran Via, at the level of Roger de Llúria. Some services do not run in August, and on the Ripoll – Campdevànol, Ripoll – Sant Quirze de Besora and Vic – Barcelona sections, passengers making only that journey are not accepted. The section integrated into Barcelona's ATM accepts its transport tickets.

As timetables change by day, download the line's PDF at teisa-bus.com before you leave, or use the search on the home page, choosing Ripoll as the origin.

Tickets and contact

You can buy your ticket on the TEISA website or app: you receive a QR-code voucher, printed or on your phone. It is also sold at ticket offices and sales points, in cash or by card where the system allows. On the bus you can only pay in cash, and the driver only guarantees change for notes up to €20.

TEISA can be reached on 972 20 48 68 and at [email protected]. The Barcelona line's timetable also gives the phone numbers for Ripoll (972 70 20 95), Camprodon (972 74 71 81) and Barcelona (93 215 35 66).

Tips

The bus is the most direct way to get from Ripoll to Olot, Girona or Camprodon, because the train reaches none of those places. For a day trip to the monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, the Girona and Olot lines via Sant Joan do the job; you can also walk or cycle along the Ruta del Ferro i del Carbó. The tourist office, next to the monastery, will tell you where the nearest stop is.