You booked your tickets for Madrid? Congratulations, you will love this city that never sleeps! But a question remains: how to get from the airport to downtown Madrid. We give you all the info for a successful transfer between Barajas Airport and Madrid.
Located about ten kilometres from Madrid, Madrid Barajas Airport is the busiest airport in Spain, with 4 terminals, 30 restaurants, two banks and a free shuttle that runs between the different terminals. Its location makes it very accessible from the city centre, which is not unpleasant to passengers, eager to find a solution to get quickly and without stress in Madrid.
For this, you have several solutions: metro, bus, taxi or shuttle.
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Madrid Airport Transfer: Metro
At each terminal in Madrid-Barajas you will find a metro line, the 8, which you can take to the station Nuevos Ministerios and which stops in the city center. On average, this route lasts about 15 minutes. At this stop, to take line 6 and line 10. The Madrid metro is very functional since it runs from 6am to 1h30am, with a frequency of a metro every 5 minutes in the day, a metro every 10 minutes from 22h to 23h and a metro every 15 minutes from 8pm to 2am.
The price of the metro ticket from the Madrid-Barajas airport ranges from €4.50 to €5 depending on the final destination. You can easily buy them directly from the airport metro stations. If you plan to use the metro regularly during your stay, don’t hesitate to buy transport tickets for several days.
Photo credit: Flickr – Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
Madrid airport transfer: the bus
At terminals 1, 2 and 4, you will find the starting point of the "Express" yellow shuttles, which operate 24 hours a day every day of the year. This is the perfect option for passengers who do not want/can not use the metro or train and who travel at night. These shuttles spend every 15 minutes in the day and every 35 minutes in the evening. A ticket costs about 5€ and can buy directly on the bus.
To go to the Atocha train station, the journey takes about forty minutes and on your road you will only find three stops: O’Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and the train station.
Madrid airport transfer: taxi
At the exit of an airport, the taxi is always the most comfortable solution. You will find stations everywhere at the exit of all terminals, in the arrival areas. From the airport and according to traffic and your final destination, the journey to Madrid should not last more than half an hour and will cost you between 20 and 25€, including airport tax. If all your baggage comes into the taxi, you will not have to pay extras. Note that there is an extra charge per kilometer every Sunday after 10pm.
Book your taxi at Madrid Airport with TaxiTender . It is an online booking platform for reliable and affordable airport transfer. Your driver will wait for you in the arrival area, with a sign to your name. It will then take you to the exact place where you want to go. Cancellation is free. If you booked a flight early in the morning at Madrid Airport or if you would simply prefer to take a taxi to the airport, this platform is ideal for this use.
Madrid airport transfer: the shuttle
Even more convenient: book a taxi shuttle upstream of your arrival as with the MyDriver app. This private service will allow you to land without stress and worry about nothing: the driver will wait for you at the airport and help you with your luggage. The rate is set in advance with an invoice that is not likely to increase with traffic. Prices range from €37 to €68.
Main photo credit: Flickr – Aero Icarus
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