Madrid shuttle

Line C1 of Renfe Cercanías runs from terminal T4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport to the city centre.

The Aeropuerto T4 station has wider turnstiles than usual to allow for luggage, and ticket machines selling all Renfe products.

There are free buses that connect all the airport’s terminals.

For current train timetables visit their official website with a route search.

Travel times to each station from Madrid airport:

• Chamartín (connecting to long distance trains): 11 minutes
• Nuevos Ministerios (financial district): 18 minutes
• Atocha (connecting to long-distance trains, the Renfe AVE high-speed train, and the Prado, Reina Sofía and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza museums): 25 minutes
• Méndez Álvaro (connecting to long-distance buses): 29 minutes
• Príncipe Pío (connecting to long-distance buses and transport hub): 38 minutes

Map of Madrid Rail network

Trains departure daily between 6:02 – 23:31 (back to airport from 5:44 – 23:07) every 30 minutes.

Fares
Single ticket
2.60 EURcurrently £2.34
Return ticket
5.20 EURcurrently £4.68

Line C10 of Renfe Cercanías runs from terminal T4 of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport to the city centre and Villalba.

The Aeropuerto T4 station has wider turnstiles than usual to allow for luggage, and ticket machines selling all Renfe products.

There are free buses that connect all the airport’s terminals.

For current train timetables visit their official website with a route search.

Approximate journey time from Aeropuerto T4 station:

• Chamartín (connecting to long distance trains): 11 minutes
• Nuevos Ministerios (financial district): 18 minutes
• Atocha (connecting to long-distance trains, the Renfe AVE high-speed train, and the Prado, Reina Sofía and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza museums): 25 minutes
• Méndez Álvaro (connecting to long-distance buses): 29 minutes
• Príncipe Pío (connecting to long-distance buses and transport hub): 38 minutes
• Villalba: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Map of Madrid Rail network

Trains departure daily between 6:17 – 22:47 (back to airport from 5:35 – 22:15) every 30 minutes.

Fares
Single ticket
2.60 EURcurrently £2.34
Return ticket
5.20 EURcurrently £4.68

Metro line 8 runs from Nuevos Ministerios station in central Madrid to all the airport terminals in approximately 12-15 minutes. The metro operates daily from 6:05 – 1:30.

Stops at the airport

• T4 Airport. Terminal T4. Floor -1
• T1, T2, T3 Airport. Terminal 2. Floor 1

Madrid metro system map

Fares
Single ticket upto 5 stops + €0.10 for each additional stop up to a maximum of €5 for journeys over 9 stops)
4.50 EURcurrently £4.05

Combined single ticket airport supplement: €6 - This ticket lets you travel between the Airport T1-T2-T3 or Airport T4 stations and any Zone A, Metro Sur, Metro Norte, Metro Este or TFM station
6 EURcurrently £5.41

City bus route 101 runs from terminals T1, T2 and T3 of the airport to the Canillejas Transport Hub, where there are connections to several city and intercity bus routes and the Madrid Metro system.

Buses departure every 13 to 16 minutes at peak times

• From Canillejas: From Monday to Saturday, from 06:00 to 23:45. Sunday and public holidays, from 07:30 to 23:45
• From Barajas: From Monday to Saturday, from 06:00 to 23:25. Sunday and public holidays, from 07:30 to 23:25

 Stops at the airport

• Terminal T1. Floor 0. Arrivals
• Terminal T1. Floor 1. Departures
• Terminal T2. Floor 0. Arrivals
• Terminal T2. Floor 2. Departures
• Terminal T3. Floor 0. Arrivals

Fares

Single ticket
1.50 EURcurrently £1.35
- You can only buy this ticket on board the bus. Change will only be given for notes of under €5.

10 Metro trips within zone A, in EMT city buses (except the Línea Exprés to and from the airport) and Metro Ligero line 1:
12.20 EURcurrently £10.99

Ticket valid for 10 Metro trips and EMT city bus trips (except Línea Exprés) with a single transfer from EMT to EMT in a maximum of 60 minutes from the first validation:
18.30 EURcurrently £16.49

The taxi service is available outside of all the airport’s terminals. 

Airport taxis have got fixed fares depending on the zone of the city you are going to.