➤ how to travel from MADRID airport ✈️ to the centre of Madrid 2024 | with PRICES

➡️ Come and find out, in great detail, the different transport alternatives 🚍🚇🚋 🚕 🚆 to take you from Madrid Barajas airport to the centre of the city.
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👀👀👀 UP TO DATE PRICES [2024]:
🚍 Línea Exprés Aeropuerto (official shuttle bus): 5€
🚍 Local bus (lines 101 and 200): 1.50€ (0.61€ if you pay with a Metrobús ticket)
🚇 Underground/subway: from 1.50€ to 2€ (0.61€ if you pay with a Metrobús ticket) + Airport surcharge: 3€
🎟️ Metrobús: 0,61€ (10 tickets) + 2,50€ (Multi card). One Multi Card can be used by several people traveling together.
Train: 2,60€ (ticket) + 0,50€ (Renfe&Tú card). Each passenger must purchase their own Renfe&Tú card.
🚕 Taxi: 34€ (fixed rate to Calle 30)
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 how to go from Madrid airport to the centre of Madrid
02:02 the airport terminals
04:15 the airport metro
09:44 the airport train
15:06 the Airport Exprés bus
16:40 buses 101 and 200
18:45 long distance buses
19:33 taxis and VTC's
22:16 arriving at T1
24:38 arriving at T2
26:07 arriving at T4
28:35 the best way
32:08 please take care
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[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

👀👀👀 UP TO DATE PRICES [2024]: 🚍 Línea Exprés Aeropuerto (official shuttle bus): 5€ 🚍 Local bus (lines 101 and 200): 1.50€ (0.61€ if you pay with a Metrobús ticket) 🚇 Underground/subway: from 1.50€ to 2€ (0.61€ if you pay with a Metrobús ticket) + Airport surcharge: 3€ 🎟️ Metrobús: 0,61€ (10 tickets) + 2,50€ (Multi card). One Multi Card can be used by several people traveling together. Train: 2,60€ (ticket) + 0,50€ (Renfe&Tú card). Each passenger must purchase their own Renfe&Tú card. 🚕 Taxi: 34€ (fixed rate to Calle 30)

[@schecterguitarsfan]

The best airport to city center guide on youtube!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Thank you!

[@tikuranbessa1963]

Amazing and very detailed. Much appreciated.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@nemmac5687]

Very detailed and well organized video! Outstanding explanation! I’m glad I found this channel

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Many thanks for your kind words and be very welcome to the channel.

[@mulzibanu3545]

Thank you for this!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@yararevirtual]

Sensational! Essential video to know how to get around Madrid Airport! Now I know my way around the Madrid airport better than in the neighborhood where I live! I LOVED the tool! It makes understanding the process VERY easy. You guys are brilliant and I always knew it!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Thank you so much, Yara, glad to hear you loved what we did on this video.

[@OGLewbaby]

Muchas gracias Tony!! You answered my question and I feel a lot better about my arrival in Madrid. I love all of your videos and thank you for them ALL!!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

¡De nada! Excellent to hear that! Have a superb trip!

[@mrsmucha]

Very helpful! Thank you for making this video!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@nuzhattasnim5336]

Excellent video, muchas gracias!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

¡Gracias a ti!

[@sunshiner9204]

Going to Madrid in May. This will be very helpful for getting from the airport to the train station .thank you🙏🙏🙏

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Excellent!

[@user-jr6po9ub8v]

thank you!!! heading to Madrid-Rome this summer and this is VERY helpful!!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Glad to hear that!

[@blueeyedbaer]

Great video! I was thinking about going to Madrid for several days so it's a huge help. Gracias!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

¡De nada!

[@chloetaylor7493]

Two months off a solo trip and this has made me feel at ease! Thank you 🙏

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Great to hear that, have a superb trip!

[@carlosalientes151]

Thank you for this helpful video!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@user-cc6uc9hd3w]

Very informative video. Very well done! Thank you.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@adamwilson9025]

This guy is amazing!

[@engineeredilbertopalarca2282]

Going to Madrid this year September. Very helpful this video . Gracias ! - from Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

¡De nada! Our pleasure!

[@gordanastojnic7754]

Thank you Tony for this video.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@19630315userasdf]

Going to Madrid in june it was superhelpful thank you gracias muchas gracias😃

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Excellent!

[@johnmno]

Tony thank you for this video. Im going back to madrid in march, then seville, then Valencia and back to madrid chamartin, then to the airport. Will also check out your video on combinados cercanias 😊

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Excellent, have a great trip!

[@MercelitaSandvall]

Thank you 😊

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

👍

[@thewperry]

Thanks!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure!

[@djlansdell4734]

Excellent videos! Well illustrated and detailed. One question, getting to the high-speed trains leaving from Chamartin from the airport. Presumably the advice for getting to Atocha is almost identical?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Thank you! Almost identical, as the Express Bus doesn't go through Chamartín. But the airport train does.

[@annepercival7814]

Thankyou so much Tony…feeling a bit more confident now…but just looked at my booking and the terminal my plane arrives at isn’t mentioned..although it clearly states that I depart Manchester airport at terminal 3

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi Anne, the terminal is determined by the airline you are flying with and your airport of origin.

[@charhaden]

This is so helpful! We will be staying near Puerto del Sol for one week. I'm curious if the taxi "set price" works in reverse from Puerto del Sol TO the airport? Or is it variable?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

It does, as explained in the video.

[@annepercival7814]

Thankyou for such extensive information which was so helpful getting FROM the airport…terminal 4s… to the centre of Madrid. However, perhaps you could point out that if you are flying back from terminal 4s, your taxi will only be able to drop you at terminal 4, from where you will need to get the shuttle train to terminal 4………but what was so confusing is that you actually go through security in terminal 4….. BEFORE you can get the shuttle to terminal 4s. There was no visible information at terminal 4 that this was what you have to do, and it was very confusing . Thankyou

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Thanks, Anne, we have a video on how to go from T4S to T4 where we explain all the services and access to both terminals is at T4. Once you get your boarding card, there are signs showing the way to your boarding area. All the best.

[@user-ff3qe5ny2p]

Thank you for this! If my stop is Sol which train stop should I used?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

The station is called Sol. Follow the instructions we give in the video to reach Sol.

[@avinichaikul4706]

Thanks for an update. One curiosity I have is can a standard taxi accomodate my family of 3 with 3 25-inche suitcases? Thanks.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

It will very much depend on the car model, but if it doesn't, you can always request a larger taxi for the same price.

[@avinichaikul4706]

@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal thanks a million.

[@GT-qv9zv]

Thank you for all your videos. Plan on taking train from Barcelona to Atocha station. What's the best way from train station to get to Thompson Madrid and then what's the best way from hotel to get to airport? Thanks.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Our pleasure. If you are traveling light, you can take metro line 1 to Sol and walk to the hotel. Otherwise, take a taxi or ridesharing service. From hotel to airport would be the same as from airport to hotel as described in the video when talking about the Sol and Gran Via region (your hotel is half-way between Gran Via and Sol).

[@patric5076]

Thank you Tony for another helpful video. We'll be arriving and leaving out Madrid and renting a car to head to Andalusia and the Algarve. Our outbound flight leaves at 6am. What area of town in Madrid do you recommend we stay at so it's easiest to get to the airport? Or would staying in a smaller town nearby be a better option? Thank you in advance.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

I wouldn't overcomplicate things, I would stay near the airport. See our recommendations here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2q0YXx_pMyppJI You could return the car the day before.

[@rnbrat41]

Hola Tony! Great info but can I do the combinado ticket if I arrive in Madrid airport & plan to take the train from Atocha to Cordoba?Gracias!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi, depending on the train company you use, you can. All the details here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorPnX-tadyGiZY

[@kerrimcbeath9359]

Great info as always Tony. Question: we are arriving at T2 and going to a hotel near Atocha. The obvious choice would be the airport train from T4. But would it be less time to take a taxi from T2 to Atocha?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi Kerri, definitely, the taxi or a ridesharing service would be much much faster.

[@kerrimcbeath9359]

Muchas gracias Tony.@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal

[@tgesang]

Thanks for the video Tony. Will a large taxi (i.e. for 6 passengers) charge more than a normal taxi ? Thanks

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

The price is the same.

[@sandradavis9163]

Your videos are paced appropriately and free of superfluous chatter. I really appreciate your efforts! We will be staying at Hotel Moderno, Calle del Arsenal 2. What transportation would you suggest we take? Our Iberia flight does not indicate at which terminal we will arrive. We are flying from Chicago to Madrid. We have carryon luggage and small backpacks. Thank you.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Thank you Sandra, we don't like to waste anybody's time! Your hotel is right next to Puerta del Sol (brilliant location), you can follow our instructions for Sol at the end of the video. Your flight will arrive at T4S. All the best!

[@davebridgeman3806]

Thank you for your great advise. I will soon be travelling to Toledo from Madrid airport. What is your advise on the best way to get there?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi Dave, there is no direct transport to Toledo. You will have to travel to the starting point of whichever mode of transport you use. Details here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX3boYx-btJqfqc

[@VerbaVolantVV]

Hi Tony, Excelente info. He seguido tus consejos en viajes anteriores y nos han ayudado mucho. Esta vez tengo una duda. Llego de US en Air Europa (creo que a T1). Pregunta: mi destino final es Sevilla. Mi plan es tomar el AVE. ¿Como hago? Tomo el tren en T4 hasta Atocha y alii compro el ticket a Sevilla. Cuál es la lines que va de T4 a Atocha? ¿Vale la pena comprar el ticket hoy o directo en la estación el día de salida? el viaje es abril 3. Abrazo y muchas gracias

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hola, dependiendo de con quién viajes a Sevilla, puede que no tengas que pagar el billete, mira este vídeo kzbin.info/www/bejne/eorPnX-tadyGiZY Echa un vistazo al vídeo para ver el recorrido de las líneas de tren que salen del aeropuerto. Un saludo.

[@8twc]

Hi Tony, thanks so much for all your informative videos. Can you tell me if there is taxi for 5 people at the Madrid airport? Or I have to take 2 taxis? Thank you!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hello, answer in the video! All the best.

[@11-DDL]

Good video! Also watched the free busses video which is very helpful. Questions about the train/metro combination. When you buy your metro card at the airport, which you will only use for a transfer after using the train, do you also pay the metro fee? even when you already pay the fee in your train ticket?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

If you are not going to use the metro to leave the airport, don't buy the metro card at the airport or you will be forced to pay an airport surcharge you won't use. The train ticket does not include an airport surcharge. Buy the metro ticket in the city of Madrid.

[@11-DDL]

Thank you for your reply! @@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal

[@wibisonohartono]

If I take metro from T1-T2-T3 to Tirso de Molina on line 1, is the fastest way is from line 8 move to line 10 at Nuevos Ministrio and then to line 1 at Tribunal station? Thank you in advance for the answer!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

That's correct. But it will probably be faster and cheaper to take the airport train to Atocha and then the metro line 1 to Tirso de Molina.

[@drewwaterbury9393]

Does Apple pay (using iPhone) work when buying Renfre tix? My contactless chip card doesn't work (I always need to swipe it). Thanks.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Don't have a definitive answer for it.

[@user-sl9en3zp5z]

Great video, it is really helpful but what is the cheapest way to go to station Callao or Sol? Some suggest metro + train, some only metro, some bus + metro

[@user-sl9en3zp5z]

I will stay 5 days btw

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Callao is along Gran Vía. You can see the options compared at the end of the video, both for Gran Via and Sol.

[@nickr7005]

We are a family of 6 . Sounds like it will be less expensive to travel to Lavapiés by taxi then the Refu train line ? Is that correct ? Do they have vans to accommodate 6?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

The train will still be cheaper but being a group of six, I wouldn't think twice, get a taxi. See our point about large taxis in the video.

[@clementwong7819]

Hi, may i know the best way to go from the International Airport to Calle San Agustín? Thank you

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

The best option, a taxi (33€ fixed fare) or a ridesharing service.

[@chrisw3711]

Hi Tony, thanks for the very interesting and helpfull video❤! Only one question: We arrive at T1 and the hotel is near Atocha. We would like to take the Bus 200 to Av. America and change to bus C1 because there is s bus stop (Reina Cristina) close to the hotel. Do we have to pay for each bus ride (2 journey's p.p 4x0.61), with the metrobus ticket (Mulit Card)? Thanks a lot! Chris

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi Chris, we assume you are traveling with cabin-sized baggage only. You will pay for each bus ride.

[@chrisw3711]

​@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugalThanks a lot! Yes we only had a small bag (rucksack), we are already in Madrid❤.

[@chrisw3711]

​@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugalUnfortunately, the various ticket machines (I was already informed by your videos) don't make it easier, as the machines directly in front of the (T2 Metro) escalator/stairs are programmed differently than the ones to the left of the metro entrance. The display above the machines is also confusing, as the multicard symbol is crossed out, which means that you don't have a multicard yet and therefore automatically need one (top up not available)! At the machines, you first have to choose where you want to go and then you're asked how many people (because of the airport surcharge). I was a bit confused because the user interface looked different (to the videos). I also didn't want to choose a surcharge, as I went over from T1 especially because we wanted to take the 200 (+C1) bus and I only wanted to buy the multicard with 10 journeys. At the machines on the left, when you go down the stairs/escalator to the (T2 Metro), you can select the 10 rides, but you always have to choose an airport surcharge (at least once, they are pre-programmed that way). But the price didn't matter (€3 airport fee or 2x€1.5 for the bus), as it was easier to continue with the existing multicard, I paid the 3 euros for the (unneeded) airport fee. That was the only problem, but it's not your fault (it's a problem of the operating company that absolutely wants to sell the surcharge, even if you use a bus)! In the end, thanks to your tips, we saved a lot of money, thank you very much!

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

@@chrisw3711 I seem to remember we mention that the bus is good for those that already have a Multi Card with credits, for the very same reason you discovered, you cannot buy it without the airport surcharge. There is a way to do it, a metro employee once showed us, but it was so complicated we couldn't possibly reproduce it here.

[@chamareesothanaphan6977]

Thank so much for the excellent guidelines. I have some questions. We are group of 4 ladies with 4 luggages and plan to take taxi to Atocha station. Do we need a big taxi (4 luggages may be full size sedan or SUV)? How much do we have to pay extra? Where can we catch a big cab ? Is it the same queqe as a normal taxi ?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Hi Chamaree, you can request a larger cab, the price is exactly the same. If you arrive in T4, as shown on the video, there is a separate queue for those requesting large cabs.

[@chamareesothanaphan6977]

​@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugalgracias.

[@jpjpa7526]

Hello, can I access the city part of line 8 without paying the airport surcharge, i.e. if I want to travel within the city and not to go to the airport ? What would be the last stop so I would not have to pay it ? And if I need to use the combination of lines to go to the airport (at the end of my trip), e.g. line 9 and then 8, do I have to purchase the airport surcharge before entering line 9 station ?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

You pay the airport surcharge every time you either board the metro at one airport station, or arrive at an airport metro station. You don't pay it anywhere else. You can purchase it at the airport metro stations.

[@jpjpa7526]

@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal thank You for clarification

[@Nora915]

How do you pay the airport surcharge if using the metro to go back to the airport? If I still have rides left on the tarjeta multi. Is there an option to just pay the airport surcharge?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Go to a metro machine and, if you still have rides available on your Multi Card, just purchase the airport surcharge.

[@Nora915]

Perfect! Thanks for your reply!@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal

[@dannycnoble]

So no airport serivce charge on renfe but there is one for the metro?? All Amanda and i want to do is go to neuvo Ministerious and back. Which train would be the cheapest?. Then again knowing me i might ride the metro out and the renfe back in. LOL. These are very helfpul videeos. I feel confident we will get to neuvo Ministerious and back with no issues.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Renfe much cheaper than the metro indeed.

[@cycao7638]

How to admit direct payment with bank card for the train? is it a regular credit card? Is it cheaper or more expensive using bank card?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Regular contactless bank card (credit/debit). Same price, we mention that in the video.

[@tycogar]

Hi I am from USA traveling to Madrid, I have a question, does the bus driver accepts a credit card for payment? How much is 1 way fare from MAD to Cibeles by bus (203)?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

You can pay with a credit card. We have put all the up-to-date fares in the first commentary below the video.

[@tycogar]

@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal Thanks a lot 😊

[@rashmig83]

Hello, I can also purchase the Tourist Travel Card and use the Cercanias to travel from Madrid airport to City Centre?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

You can. See our video on the tourist travel card and also the first comment fixed below the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnurhnevbNWVlaM

[@antoinettenico216]

Can somone please tell me what to do if I want to get to Puerta de Sol from the Airport by train? Do I buy a Renfe ticket from the airport to Atocha and then buy another ticket to Sol? Or do I buy a Renfe ticket to Sol from the airport and use that to tap in and out to transfer?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Buy a Renfe ticket destination Sol.

[@charui726]

Hello I want to know the zone in which my hotel is located..but nowwhere I am getting the map..or links are not valid in India..can you please share the find zones in Madrid..

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Would be much easier if we knew the name of your hotel.

[@samysiad1064]

How long usually it take to go thru security at 8:00 am at t4?

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Depends on the day. Anything between 5 minutes to 30 minutes.

[@samysiad1064]

Thank you so much.

[@peter_bazinet]

When we flew into Madrid in 2019, it seemed like we taxi'd for an hour before we arrived at our gate.

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

Yes, we've alerted about that fact in our video about flight connections in Madrid.

[@peter_bazinet]

@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal I'll have to go back and check out that video. I thought I had seen them all. For a little bit, we thought the plane was dropping us off at our hotel. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

@@peter_bazinet on that video we basically warn people making connections in Madrid of a series of factors that can impact on the available connecting time. One of them is taxiing, that can take an unbelievable amount of time. So, your flight might land on time, but you need to factor in 15 to 20 minutes until you reach your gate.

[@peter_bazinet]

@@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugalLuckily, Madrid was our destination so it really wasn't a big deal. I guess I was just anxious to see Madrid!!!

[@naserseif2316]

How can go from Madrid to Sarria easy

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

By train, check timetables here prf.hn/l/dlOx2lN

[@MercelitaSandvall]

How to take a train from Madrid airport to Leon

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

No trains to León from the airport.

[@MercelitaSandvall]

How to travel from Madrid to the city

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

All the transport options shown on the video work in both directions.

[@MercelitaSandvall]

Thank you for your reply 😊 i am traveling to Leon by train, from Madrid, do i have to buy 2 separate ticket? I am starting ny Camino pilgrim from Leon to Camino de compostela, my first time ang traveling alone😊 Thank you for your information. Best regards: Mercelita

[@ROADTRIPSpainandPortugal]

@@MercelitaSandvall yes, you need a ticket to get from the airport to Chamartín station and another one to go from Madrid to León. But the Madrid to León ticket here kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rUq2dno5qEpJY