Transit / walk to Park Guell from Sagrada Familia

[Steerpike58]

We are planning to get from Sagrada Familia to Park Guell circa 6pm on a Friday.  This website suggests taking L5 then L3 metro to Vallcarca Metro station, then walking to the park.  Vallcarca seems an 'overshoot' relative to 'Lesseps' station, but - my guess is, Vallcarca is preferred because it cuts out some hill-climbing? 

If we go to Vallcarca metro, then it would appear we will be entering the park at a 'side entrance', and it's not clear there's a ticket-office there (from google streetview).  Will we be able to purchase an entry ticket there, and if we have pre-purchased a ticket already (very likely), then will we be able to use / redeem that ticket at this 'side entrance'?   Assuming we enter at this 'side entrance', are we still going to be best-served by walking all the way to the main entrance, which appears to be the one located on C. d'Olot? Is that where the main bulk of interesting stuff is?  And once done, should we return to Vallcarca or would we be better served by returning to the "Lesseps' station, it being downhill (the Park's official website seems to be recommending Lesseps rather than Vallcarca). 

 

This is a google maps image of the area in question:

[marazul]

@Steerpike58

Official website:

https://parkguell.barcelona/en/planning-your-visit/how-to-get-there

Just take a taxi.  There is way too much walking to get there followed by a lot more walking in the park.

Edited August 27 by marazul

[alserrod]

57 minutes ago, Steerpike58 said:

We are planning to get from Sagrada Familia to Park Guell circa 6pm on a Friday.  This website suggests taking L5 then L3 metro to Vallcarca Metro station, then walking to the park.  Vallcarca seems an 'overshoot' relative to 'Lesseps' station, but - my guess is, Vallcarca is preferred because it cuts out some hill-climbing? 

If we go to Vallcarca metro, then it would appear we will be entering the park at a 'side entrance', and it's not clear there's a ticket-office there (from google streetview).  Will we be able to purchase an entry ticket there, and if we have pre-purchased a ticket already (very likely), then will we be able to use / redeem that ticket at this 'side entrance'?   Assuming we enter at this 'side entrance', are we still going to be best-served by walking all the way to the main entrance, which appears to be the one located on C. d'Olot? Is that where the main bulk of interesting stuff is?  And once done, should we return to Vallcarca or would we be better served by returning to the "Lesseps' station, it being downhill (the Park's official website seems to be recommending Lesseps rather than Vallcarca). 

 

This is a google maps image of the area in question:

 

 

 

Valcarca

 

I quoted you in the Transport in Barcelona thread. You will find some info I posted about underground in Barcelona too

[mskaufman]

Take a taxi.  What the map does not show is the hill.

[MeHeartCruising]

Taxi.  Easy peasy.  Spend your time doing better things than walking between the two.

Edited August 28 by MeHeartCruising