TRANSPORT Madrid
Airports
Airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD) – National and international flights
Distance from city center: 16km
Connections:
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Transport (T4)
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Estimated time to the center
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Estimated price
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Bus (Express)
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40 minutes
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€5
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Taxi
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25 minutes
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€30
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Underground
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15 minutes
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€4,5
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Train (local)
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20 minutes
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€2,55
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Vive Zone Services:
1. More info about the airport: check the section Transports > Airports
2. Book your flight: use the section Transports > Book Flights
3. Real time flight information: go to Madrid Airports in Vive Zone
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Urban bus
EMT Madrid (Empresa Municipal de Transporte Madrid):
Madrid has more than 200 lines, 26 of them are night lines, connecting almost every place of the city:
Prices:
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Type
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Price
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Single journey ticket
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€1,50
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Metrobus (10 journeys)
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€12,20
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Normal season ticket (monthly)
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€54,60
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Youth season ticket (monthly)
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€35
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Senior season ticket (monthly)
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€12,30
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Blue Card (monthly)
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€6,20
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Touristic season ticket
1 day
2 days
3 days
5 days
7 days
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€8,40
€14,20
€18,40
€26,80
€35,40
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Discounts: types: 20% of discount of the season ticket price in case of general large family or disability. 50% discount if the subscriber is an especially large family.
Where to buy tickets: The single journey ticket is sold on the bus. Validate and keep your ticket on hand, before getting on the bus prepare the money in order to make the transaction quicker for the driver and in order to get on the bus faster. Keep your ticket during the trip, considering that it is proof of the Mandatory Traveller Insurance and it gives you the right to make a complaint. The bus driver will only have change for 5€.
Lines:
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Lines
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Timetable
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Frequency
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Daytime:
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06:00-00:00
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Between 15 and 30 minutes (depending on the line and the time)
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Night:
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Monday - Thursday
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23:15-6:00
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Between 20 and 50 minutes (depending on the line and the time)
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Friday, Saturday and bank holiday's eve
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23:30-7:00
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Long-distance Bus
South Bus Station - Méndez Álvaro: Calle Méndez Álvaro, 83 - Murcia. Phone: 914 684 200. Web>>
Connections (regionals/nationals): Madrid is the best communicated city of Spain, and it couldn't be any less for buses, considering that it offers a wide regional service and excellent national and international communications. The station offers left-luggage office, shopping mall, and information offices.
Where to buy tickets: Tickets will be available at the selling window until 5 minutes before departure, you can also buy it on the bus if there is availability; or buy it online on the company web page.
Vive Zone Services:
1. Book your bus ticket: go to section Transports > Book bus
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Underground
Madrid has a wide underground line, 13 lines of underground and 3 of light underground, which connect the city centre with the airport, train stations and the metropolitan zone of Madrid.
Prices (ZONE A):
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Type
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Price
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Single journey ticket
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€1,50
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Metrobus (10 journeys)
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€12,20
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Normal season ticket (monthly)
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€54,60
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Youth season ticket (monthly)
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€35
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Senior season ticket (montly)
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€12,30
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Blue Card (montly)
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€6,20
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Touristic season ticket
1 day
2 days
3 days
5 days
7 days
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€8,40
€14,20
€18,40
€26,80
€35,40
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Discounts: types: 20% of discount of the season ticket price in case of general large family or disability. 50% discount if the subscriber is an especially large family.
Where to buy tickets: Tickets are available at the vending machines located in every underground stop. When entering the underground you must validate your ticket. Keep up your ticket during the journey, considering that is the proof of the Mandatory Traveller Insurance and it gives you the right to complain.
Daily lines:
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Lines
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Timetable
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Frequency
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Daily
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6:20-2:00
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Between 15 and 30 minutes (depending on the line and the time)
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Taxis
A 24 hours service is offered, 365 days of the year
Prices:
Start of the trip
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Monday to Friday from 6 to 21 hours
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€2.40
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Rest of the days and times
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€2.90
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Price per kilometer
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Timetable
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Zone
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Price
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Euros/Km
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From 6:00 to 21:00 Monday to Friday
(Working days)
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A
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1
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1.05
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B
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2
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1.20
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Rest of the days and times
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A
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2
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1.20
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B
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3
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1.25
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Supplements: 3€ when beginning the journey at the bus or train station, and when beggining or ending at IFEMA; 5,5 € when th destinations are airports; and 6,70 on Christmas eve and New Year's Eve (between 21:00 and 6:00)
How to book:
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Radio Teléfono Taxi Madrid
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Tele Taxi Madrid
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Servi Taxi Madrid
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Tel. 91 547 82 00
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Tel. 91 371 21 31
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Tel. 91 230 26 69
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Advice: Use an approved taxi, make sure the taximeter is on and give a look from time to time. The return trip of the taxi is never paid, only the journey made with the customer. Tips are not usual, however it is common practice to round up the final sum.
Vive Zone Services:
1. Taxi stand: find yor closest taxi stand in the section Transports > Taxi
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Bicycles
Madrid is a city which stands out for its development in cycle lanes, because almost all the city is prepared for the use of bicylces. Madrid has a bicycle renting service, what is a novelty in this sector.
Renting:
BiciMAD:
How the renting works: scan at the terminal the annual ticket or your occasional ticket, pick up your chosen bicylce when the whistle is heard. When returning the bicycle, the light of the alerts turns green and when you hear the confirmation whistle, the bicycle is well secured.
Price of hiring:
Vive Zone Services:
1. Electric Bicycles Stations : find your closest station in the section Transports > Electric Bicylce
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Prices:
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Subscribers
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Non subscribers
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High
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€25/year
(€15 with transport season tickets)
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€0
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0-30 min
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€0.50
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€2.00
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31-60 min
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€0.60
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€2.00
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61-90 min
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€0.60
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€4.00
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91-120 min
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€0.60
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€4.00
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Additional hour
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€4.00
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€4.00
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Train
Station of Renfe/AVE Madrid – Puerta de Atocha
Connections and types of trains:
High-speed train: Madrid is the vital center of Spain and most of the AVE lines of the country stop at this station; Barcelona, Cordoba, Sevilla, Malaga or Valencia are some of the most popular destinations, although the list lenghtens everyday.
Long distance: Most of the long distance trains stop at this station. Being the capital, Madrid is the best connected city of Spain, and its strategic situation makes it easy to connect with almost all of Spain.
Where to buy tickets: You should buy your ticket in advance, you can buy it on the internet, at the window or at the vending machines. Although, if you haven't done it and your are in a rush, you can buy it to the inspector in the train if and when there is availability.
Station Renfe Madrid – Chamartín
Connections and types of trains:
Long distance: Most of the long distance trains stop at this station. Being the capital, Madrid is the best connected city of Spain, and its strategic situation makes it easy to connect with almost all of Spain.
Local train: the following lines stop at this station:
C-1 (Airport T4 – Príncipe Pío).
C-2 (Chamartín – Guadalajara).
C-3 (El Escorial – Aranjuez).
C-4 (Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes / Colmenar Viejo – Parla). C-7 (Alcalá de Henares- Fuente de la Mora)
C-8 (El Escorial / Cercedilla – Atocha Cercanías)
C-10 (Fuente de la Mora – Villalba)
Vive Zone Services:
1. Book your train: go to section Transports > BookTrain
2. Train Stations: find your closest station in the section Transports > Train
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