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Well, our holiday plans are taking shape but it's been a bit of a hassle, especially as my Spanish/Catalan are worse than my mediocre French. We are booked in at El Celler de can Roca on Fri 26th August, and staying overnight at hotel Ciutat. The following day, we will get a SARFA bus to Roses and a taxi (or boat!) to El Bulli, and back again after the meal. Accomodation in Roses is also booked, so all that's left to organise is the return trip from Roses to Girona airport. Questions to those who live in, or are familiar with the area: 1. Should I try to book a seat on the SARFA bus (Girona to Roses) or is it a 'turn up and pay on board' situation? 2. The SARFA bus will not meet our schedule requirements for the Roses-Girona return leg, so is the only option available going to be a taxi from Roses-Figueres, then a train from Figueres to Girona airport? These trains seem regular enough.. Thanks in advance, Simon ← It is allso possible to take ZAFRA BUS Roses - Girona airport direktly. It is more expensiv then the normal buss prices(14 euros if I remember). I thinck there is 3 or 4 busses a day. The first one at 9 i think. Hope you find the Way. Mumin. ← Thanks Mumin, but I can only find a very early bus, or one that's too late for our flight. I think I'll fork out for a taxi to Figueres, then a train (more regular than bus) to Girona Airport. Any idea if we need to book Sarfa bus tickets, or just pay at the time? Thanks, Simon

Well, our holiday plans are taking shape but it's been a bit of a hassle, especially as my Spanish/Catalan are worse than my mediocre French. We are booked in at El Celler de can Roca on Fri 26th August, and staying overnight at hotel Ciutat. The following day, we will get a SARFA bus to Roses and a taxi (or boat!) to El Bulli, and back again after the meal. Accomodation in Roses is also booked, so all that's left to organise is the return trip from Roses to Girona airport. Questions to those who live in, or are familiar with the area: 1. Should I try to book a seat on the SARFA bus (Girona to Roses) or is it a 'turn up and pay on board' situation? 2. The SARFA bus will not meet our schedule requirements for the Roses-Girona return leg, so is the only option available going to be a taxi from Roses-Figueres, then a train from Figueres to Girona airport? These trains seem regular enough.. Thanks in advance, Simon

Just a quick note to avoid confusion - there is no train service to Roses, the company mentioned above is a bus service. You could take the train from Girona to Figueres, which is nearer to Roses, and then take a bus from Figueres to Roses. It just depends whether you want to change or not. Or perhaps I have created confusion ← I meant to say 'bus', just force of habit saying 'train'. You haven't created confusion and thanks again for your help.

Thanks for all your help. I now have acommodation booked in Rosas and as you said, its busy! I have not yet booked acommodation for the Fri night in Girona but that shouldn't be quite so urgent as it's not on the coast. I'm going to wait and see if I get an email response from El Celler de Can Roca whilst they are on holidays. Our trip is still 7 weeks away, so I may have to wait til they return from holidays before trying to make a booking, and hope to be ok. Thanks, too, for the Girona-Rosas train info. Best Regards, Simon

Hi there folks, This is my first step into the world of egullet so let me start by saying hello to everyone. I won't bore you all with a brief bio but as I'm posting on this site, you could well guess that I have a similar interest to most of you. I've been googling my fingers to the bone (a habit more than a hobby!) to find out as much about elbulli as possible before my fiancee and i get there in late august. There are some great posts, reviews and even photos on this site but alas, I have many further questions that require your advice, opinion or knowledge. We fly into Girona lunchtime Friday and depart Monday afternoon so three nights in total, Saturday being dinner at Elbulli. Flights are booked but not acommodation. I was thinking about staying in Girona on Friday night, and possibly having dinner at El Celler de can Roca or perhaps, at Can Fabes. Questions!! 1. Would it be too late to get a reservation at Can Roca or Can Fabes if we booked this week? 2. Do either or both of them have an a la carte menu as well as the degustation/tasting menus? I don't want to spoil the Elbulli experience by having 30 courses the night before! 3. I understand that Can Roca is in Girona, but Can Fabes is further out..? If so, how far out is it? Best method of transport..? 4. If we can manage a meal at one of these places on the Friday night, where is a good place to stay? 5. We would then go to Rosas on Saturday morning so what would be the best way from Girona to Rosas and can you recommend a place to stay for 2 nights? 6. What is the best way of getting from our Rosas acommodation to elbulli and back? Perhaps after the 26 odd courses we could just roll back down..? Apologies for the barrage of questions but its our first trip to the area. Hoping someone out there can point me in the right direction, Kind regards, Simon