Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Madrid is served by two main train stations. The bigger of the two is
Puerta de
Atocha
( Atocha Renfe)
, at the southern end of the city centre.
Chamartín train
station
( Chamartín)
lies in the north of the city. The bulk of trains for Spanish
destinations depart from Atocha, especially those going south. International ser-
vices arrive at and leave from Chamartín. For bookings, contact
Renfe
(
902 24
02 02;
www.renfe.es
)
at either train station.
High-speed Tren de Alta Velocidad Española (AVE) services connect Madrid with
Seville (via Córdoba), Valladolid (via Segovia), Toledo, Valencia, Málaga and Bar-
celona (via Zaragoza and Tarragona). Most high-speed services operate from Mad-
rid's Puerta de Atocha station. The Madrid-Segovia/Valladolid service leaves from
the Chamartín station.
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
BUS
From T1, T2 and T3 take bus 200 to/from the Intercambiador de Avenida de
América (transport interchange on Avenida de América). From T4 take bus 204.
private minibus service that takes you door-to-door between central Madrid and the
airport.
METRO
Take line 8 of the
metro
(
www.metromadrid.es
, in Spanish; entrances in T2
& T4)
to the Nuevos Ministerios transport interchange, which connects with lines 10
and 6. It operates from 6.05am to 2am. A single ticket costs €1 (10-ride Metrobús
ticket €9); there's a €1 supplement if you're travelling to/from the airport in addition
to the prices listed above.
TAXI
A taxi to the city centre will cost you around €25 in total (up to €35 from T4),
depending on traffic and where you're going; in addition to what the meter says, you
pay a €5.50 airport supplement.
Bus
Buses operated by
Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid
(EMT;
902
50 78 50;
www.emtmadrid.es
, in Spanish)
travel along most city routes regularly
between about 6.30am and 11.30pm. Twenty-six night-bus
búhos
(owls) routes op-
erate from midnight to 6am, with all routes originating in Plaza de la Cibeles.
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