How to get from the Airport to city center

1. Airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport currently has four terminals. From any of them, you can comfortably and quickly access any point in the Community of Madrid using public transportation. It is also important to note that the Community of Madrid offers the cheapest public transportation from the airport to the main city stations, as well as the fastest transportation compared to major European capitals. The choice of transportation will depend on your exact destination in Madrid, as well as your preferences and specific needs.

Underground:

Line 8 (Nuevos Ministerios-Aeropuerto T4) links the capital to Barajas international airport. It takes less than 20 minutes to reach terminal T4 and just 12 minutes to reach the other terminals. Fares: between €1.50 and €2 (depending on the number of stations) + €3 (airport supplement). When travelling around Madrid on public transport, you need to get a Tarjeta Multi, (these can be bought at the ticket desks and ticket machines in the lobby of any Metro station). More information here.

Trains:

The suburban train network runs between Príncipe Pío station and Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport Terminal 4, on the C-1 line. Fares: 1-2 zones: €1.7, 3 zones: €1.85, 4 zones: €2.6 More information here

Bus:

  • Airport Express Bus: 24-hour service from Atocha (between 6 am and 11.30 pm) and Cibeles, stopping at O'Donnell (intersection with Doctor Esquerdo), T1, T2 and T4. Fares: €5
  • Line 101 from Canillejas (T1, T2, T3). Fares: €1.5
  • Line 200 from Avda. de América (T1, T2, T4). Fares: €1.5
  • Shuttle Bus: Free service linking the four terminals. Running every 5 minutes from 6.30 am to 11.30 pm, every 20 minutes from 11.30 pm to 1.50 am and every 40 minutes from 1.50 am to 6.30 am.  

More information here

Taxi: 

To take a taxi you must wait at a taxi rank. There is a fixed rate of €33 for services between the airport and the city centre (within the Calle 30 ring road).​ Note that taxis take preference over vehicles for hire and private cars.am to 6.30 am.  More information here