Madrid: transport to and from the airport

Madrid-Barajas Airport or (since 2014) Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas is the airport of Madrid. It is located 14.6 km from the city center of Madrid. Within 13-40 minutes you travel from the airport to the center. Are you curious what is the best way to travel to the city center from the airport after your arrival or departure?

Below you will find an overview of all possibilities regarding public transport (bus, train, metro), Uber and the taxi.

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas

Address airport Madrid: Av de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid, Spain.
Distance airport – centre Madrid: 14.6 km.
IATA code: MAD.

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Overview: transport airport Madrid

Car rental: prices based on availability and rental period, duration 14-17 minutes.
Bus: from € 1,50-5 (city-, intercity- and long-distance busses), duration 30-40 minutes.
Train: € 2,60 one way, duration max. 40 minutes.
Metro: € 4,50-6 incl airport fee, duration 13-20 minutes.
Uber: € 38-78, duration from 23 minutes (depending on your final destination).
Taxi: from € 20-30, duration from 23 minutes (depending on your final destination).

Do you want to use the city bus, metro and / or tram more often during your stay in Madrid? Then purchase a Multi Card Madrid and/or a Tourist Pass Madrid upon arrival. Check in advance which of the two public transport tickets best suit your journey.

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Car rental

Are you planning to discover even more of the area around Madrid and also want to have transport to and from Madrid airport? Then check out the options for a rental car via, for example Rentalcars.com or Sunny Cars.

Bus

Terminal 1, bus lines: 203, N27, 200, 101, 822, 824 and long-distance busses.
Terminal 2, bus lines: 203, N27, 200, 101, 824.
Terminal 3, bus lines: 200, 101. Bus stop only upon departure from the airport.
Terminal 4, bus lines: 203, N27, 200, 827, 828 and long-distance busses..

Express bus

Busline 203: Atocha – Madrid Airport (Exprés Aeropuerto)

• Every 15-20 minutes, between 06.00-23.30h (06.00am -11.30pm)
• Duration from Atocha: 30 min (T1), 35 min (T2), 40min (T4)
• 365 days per year
• € 5 per person per one way

Busline N27: Cibeles – Madrid Airport (Exprés Aeropuerto)

• Every 35 minutes, between 23.30-06.00h (11.30pm-06.00am)
• Duration from Cibeles: 30 min (T1), 35 min (T2), 40min (T4)
• 365 days per year
• € 5 per person per one way

Please note: during the night the Atocha bus station will expire and you can board from Cibeles. The bus also changes its number and name, to the N27 Express Aeropuerto.

You can buy tickets on the bus with cash. Multi Card and Tourist Pass are not valid on the Express bus.

T1 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall) and floor 1 (departure hall).
T2 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall) and floor 2 (departure hall).
T4 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall).

City busses

Busline 200: Avenida de América – Madrid Airport

• Every 10-20 minutes, between 05.00-23.30h (05.00am-11.30pm)
• Duration from Avenida de América
• The bus only stops at terminal 3 upon departure from the airport!
• € 1,50 per person per one way

T1 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 2) and floor 1 (departure hall).
T2 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 5) and floor 2 (departure hall).
T3 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 7).
T4 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall).

Busline 101: Canillejas – Madrid Airport – Pueblo de Barajas

• Monday – Saturday: 06.00-23.25h (06.00am-11.25pm). Sunday and holidays: 07.30-23.25h (07.30am-11.25pm).
• The bus will only stop at terminal 3 upon departure from Pueblo de Barajas!
• € 1,50 per persoon per one way

Tickets can only be purchased in cash on the bus or use your Multi Card or Tourist Pass.

T1 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 2) and floor 1 (departure hall).
T2 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 5) and floor 2 (departure hall).
T3 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall, across baggage hall 5).

Intercity busses

Busline 822: Madrid airport – Coslada – San Fernando de Henares

• Destination: Coslada and San Fernando de Henares
• Daily between 06.00-23.30h (06.00am-11.30pm)
• 365 days per year
• Rate depends on your destination

T1 bus stop: floor 1 (departure hall).

Busline 824: Madrid Airport – Torrejón de Ardoz – Alcalá de Henares

• Destination Torrejón de Ardoz and Alcalá de Henares
• Daily between 06.40-22.00h (06.40am-10.00pm)
• 365 days per year
• Rate depends on your destination

T1 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall) and floor 1 (departure hall).
T2 bus stops: floor 0 (arrivals hall) and floor 2 (departure hall).

Busline 827: Tres Cantos-Metro de Canillejas (Madrid)

• Destinations: Madrid (Canillejas), Madrid Airport terminal 4, Alcobendas, the Autonomous University and Tres Cantos
• Rate depends on your destination

T4 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall).

Busline 828: Madrid (Canillejas)-Alcobendas-Universidad Autónoma

• Destinations: Madrid (Canillejas), Madrid Airport terminal 4, Alcobendas and la Universidad Autónoma
• Rate depends on your destination

T4 bus stop: floor 0 (arrivals hall).

Long-distance busses

Do you want to travel by bus from Madrid airport to one of the other Spanish cities? Then you can use various long-distance buses from the bus companies Avanzabus, Alsa or Socibus. Prices depend on which bus company you choose and to which destination you want to travel.

Avanzabus Madrid travels to:
Madrid-Ávila, Madrid-Salamanca, Madrid-Valencia, Madrid-Zamora and Madrid-Castellón.

• departure from the bus parking at terminal 1 (T1)
• departure from the arrivals hall on floor 0 at terminal 4 (T4)

Alsa Madrid travels to:
Madrid-Zaragoza, Madrid-Barcelona, Madrid-Valladolid, Madrid-León, Madrid-Murcia, Madrid-Alicante, Madrid-Gijón, Madrid-Oviedo, Madrid-Lugo, Madrid-Coruña, Madrid-Santiago de Compostela, Madrid-Burgos, Madrid-Vitoria, Madrid-San Sebastián, Madrid-Santander, Madrid-Bilbao, Madrid-Logroño and Madrid-Pamplona.

• departure from the arrivals hall on floor 0 at terminal 4 (T4)

Socibus Madrid travels to:
Various cities and areas in Andalusia, including: Ayamonte, Córdoba, Cádiz, Jerez, Seville.

• departure from the bus parking at terminal 1 (T1)

Train

Only at terminal 4 (T4) floor -1 there is a train station from where RENFE connects the airport with the local trains “Cercanías” C1 and the C10 lines. Are you arriving at one of the other terminals? Then you can use the shuttle bus to Terminal 4 free of charge.

Príncipe Pío (Madrid) – T4: First train at 06.02h (06.02am). Last train at 02.33h (02.33am).
T4 – Príncipe Pío (Madrid): First train at 05.56h. Last train at 22.25h (10.25pm).
The trains run every 15-20 minutes.

The C1 train stops at the following railway stations:
Príncipe Pío, Pirámides, Delicias, Méndez Álvaro, Atocha, Recoletos, Nuevos Ministerios, Chamartín, Fuente de la Mora, Valdebebas, Aeropuerto T4.

You can also use the C10 train in the direction of Villalba. However, it will make more stops along the way and so it will take you a little longer to reach your destination.

Rate one way: € 2,60 (Valid for 1 trip within 2 hours after the ticket is issued).
Rate return: € 5,20 (ticket outbound trip valid within 2 hours after issuance. Return next day).

Do you already have a long-distance train ticket or an AVE (high-speed train) ticket? Then this service is free of charge. You can also use the train with a Tourist Pass. Just check whether your final destination is located within the valid zones.

Metro / Subway

From terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4, metro line 8 will take you to Nuevos Ministerios metro station in the center of Madrid in just 13-20 minutes. The metro’s run from 06.05h (06.05am) in the morning till 01.30h (01.30am) at night.

The metro stops at the following stations:
Nuevos Ministerios, Colombia, Pinar del Rey, Mar de Cristal, Feria de Madrid, Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3, Barajas, Aeropuerto T4.

Terminal 1, 2 and 3 –  subway station Nuevos Ministerios: 13-15 minutes.
Terminal 4 – subway station Nuevos Ministerios: 18-20 minutes.
Note: the Barajas stop between the terminals is in the city and not at the airport!

Rate one way: € 1,50 – € 3 (depending on your destination and type of ticket)
Additional airport fee: € 3.
Do you have a Multi Card and / or Tourist Pass? You can also use this to travel by metro.

Rates metro Madrid Departure times metro line 8 Madrid

Uber

You can use Uber from Madrid airport to the center, but it is a bit more expensive than a normal taxi. A journey takes around 23 minutes or more (depending on your final destination).

UberX:

€ 38 – 51.

Van:

€ 55-74.

Uber Black:

€ 59-78.

Agree with your driver where he / she will pick you up.

Taxi

The official taxis in Madrid can be recognized by the white car with a red line on the side. From the airport there are two rates for the use of taxis, depending on your destination. A ride to the center takes around 23 minutes or more.

Rate 3: airport Madrid – destinations within a distance of 9500m or less

• Valid from the airport terminals to destinations max. 9.5 km outside the M-30 zone.
• 365 days per year, 24 hours per day
• Minimum fare: € 20
• € 1,05 per kilometer / € 20,50 per hour.
• If the distance is further than 9.5 km (or in terms of travel time), the taximeter will calculate the final rate in accordance with the above kilometer and / or hourly rates.

Rate 4: airport Madrid – centre Madrid

• Valid from / to the airport for taxi rides to / from destinations within the M30 zone
• Fixed rate € 30
• 24 hours per day
• You pay a fixed rate of € 30 (rate 4) from Madrid airport to the center or from the center to the airport. This rate applies 24 hours a day to destinations within the zone where the M-30 motorway runs.

There are various taxi ranks at Madrid airport. They can be found at:

• Terminal T1 floor 0, arrivals hall.
• Terminal T1 floor 1, departure hall.
• Terminal T2 floor 0, arrivals hall.
• Terminal T2 floor 2, departure hall.
• Terminal T3 floor 0, arrivals hall.
• Terminal T4 floor 0, arrivals hall.
• Terminal T4 floor 2, departure hall.

All times and prices listed above are subject to changes.
Check the website(s) of the supplier(s) for current departure times, prices and other traveler information.