Spain: Madrid
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Legal Disclaimer Last Update 15-Aug-13Airport in Spanish is: Aeropuerto
Madrid - Barajas (MAD):
Location: 13 km/8 Miles NE of the City.
Airport Overview: 4 Terminals. Terminals 1, 2 & 3 (the original terminals) are all close together. The new and very much larger Terminal 4 is some distance away with its own metro station.
Airlines Using Terminal 4: Aeroflot, Air Algerie, Air Cairo, Air Nostrum, Air Senegal, American Airlines, Avianca, British Airways, CSA Czech Airlines, Egypt Air, El Al, Finnair, Grupo Lan, Iberia, Iberworld, Japan Airlines, Luxair, Olympic Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Moroc, Royal Jordanian, SN Brussels Airlines, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom Transportes, Turkish Airlines, Ukraine Airlines, Virgin Express and Vueling. Note: Flights to non-Schengen countries (eg UK) depart from the terminal 4 satellite (regardless of airline). This is reached by a shuttle train. It can take up to 30 mins to reach the satellite, so please allow plenty of time.
Driving directions: The Airport is well signed from all over the city. Access to the airport is from the NII. Then follow signs for Aeropuerto, Zaragoza and turn on to the M40 at junction 12. Then take the N100 which leads to the airport. To access terminal 4 by road the M12 (North-South) motorway and the link between the M-14 and the M-13 (East-West) have been built. These new access roads connect directly to the departures and arrivals curbsides of the new terminal.
| By Taxi: | |
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| Typical Fares: | To the city center €17 from terminals 1, 2 & 3 and €23 from terminal 4 plus €5.25 additional airport charge. To Plaza Colón 20-30 mins. |
| Taxi Companies: | Radio Telefono Taxi 902 478 200 & Taxiflot 915 390 400. |
| By Shuttle Van: | |
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| Aerotaxi: | Aerotaxi run a 24 hr door to door shuttle service from the airport. Cost: For 1 pax to Central Madrid, €23. Contact: Tel (34) 91 747 75 70 or Free Phone 900 713 583. Notes from a Traveller October 2009: Thought I'd update you on the Aerotaxi service in Madrid: The fare from the city centre (Atocha train station) to Barajas (Terminal 4) is now €23 for a shared car (although we actually had it to ourselves, for the same price). I booked by phone from the UK (00 34 91 747 75 70) then had to confirm by email, giving credit card details to secure the booking (but you can pay cash to the driver if preferred). They have good english-speaking agents at their call centre, and the car picked us up dead on time. |
| By Bus: | |
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| Bus Exprés (Red EMT bus): | Route: Runs from the airport to Atocha Rail Station. Timings: Runs 24 hours day, all year. Every 13-20 minutes during day, and 35 minutes during night. The journey takes 40 minutes approximately, depending on traffic. Cost: €5 |
| Bus#101 (Red EMT bus): | Route: Runs from the airport (T1, T2 & T3) to Barajas Village and Canillejas. Timings: Runs 0630-2330 every 18 mins. Cost: €1.10. Children under 4 free. |
| Bus#200 to Avda de America: | Route: Runs from the airport (T1, T2 & T3) to Avenida de America. Timings: Runs Mon-Fri every 10-15 mins 0600-2330. Runs weekends every 15 mins 0700-2330. Cost: €1. |
| Bus#204 to Avda de America: | Route: Runs from the airport (T4) to Avenida de America. Timings: Runs Mon-Fri every 10-15 mins 0600-2330. Runs weekends every 15 mins 0700-2330. Cost: €1. |
| Bus#822 to Coslada: | Route: Runs from the airport (T1, T2 & T3) to Coslada. |
| Long distance buses & coaches: | These run from Méndez Álvaro South Bus Station. To get there: By underground (Metro). Distance: 17 stations and two transfers. 1. From Airport to Mar de Cristal by line 8. 2. Transfer at Mar de Cristal. 3. From Mar de Cristal to Avenida de América by line 4. 4. Transfer at Avenida de América. 5. From Avenida de América to Méndez Álvaro by line 6. Average journey time from the entrance to the Airport station to the exit in Méndez Álvaro: 40 mins. |
| T4 Metro Bus: | A special bus runs from Barajas Metro station to Terminal 4. |
| By Train: | |
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| Route: | Metro line number 8 from Nuevos Ministerios (in the city centre) runs as follows: Nuevos Ministerios - Colombia - Pinar del Rey - Mar de Cristal - Campo de las Naciones - Airport T1, T2 & T3 - Barajas Village - Airport T4. Change at Nuevos Ministerios to other lines for stops all over the city. The metro also provides links to stations on the Spanish railway network-RENFE. Note: Nuevos Ministerios is a very large station, and changing trains here can involve a long walk. |
| Timings: | The metro runs 0605-0200. Mon-Fri every 4½-9 mins 0605-0700, then every 3½ - 7½ mins until 2400, then every 15 mins until 0200. weekends every 6-15 mins 0605-0200. |
| Cost: | €1 for a single journey and €7 for 10 trips. Trips to and from the airport terminals are subject to an Airport Supplement fee. This is €2 for a single journey, or €1.70 if using a 10 trip book. Children under 4 are free. Ten-ticket passes are also valid on the buses, but not for the buses to the airport. Note: A Traveller in November 2008 reported the following: Cost: €17 ticket fee + €1 airport supplement for each person using the same ticket /10 trip ticket (ie wife & I used the same 10 trip ticket. Cost was thus €17 + €2 airport supplement. The question asked in the English version on the ticket machine is confusing. If insufficient supplement is paid the ticket will not operate the airport barriers the required number of times. A supplementary fare can be paid & added to the ticket via a (special) ticketing machine). |
| Contact: | There is a rail info desk (tel 091 305 8544) at the airport. Metro also stops at Plaza Colón and Mar de Cristal. |
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS, EUROPCAR, National-ATESA & Hertz. ALSA/ENATCAR also provides cars complete with drivers at a booth in Arrivals. |
Transfer between terminals: Shuttle buses transfer pax between the terminals. They link the 4 terminals, are free, and run every 3 mins. Transfer takes just a few minutes.
Baggage Storage: There are baggage lockers in the terminals, open 24 hrs. Cost:1st day €2.60. 2-15 days €4.55 per day large locker or €3.25 per day small locker. Rates are charged per day or part of day from the time of deposit until midnight. Cash only.
Notes: In arrivals there is a Tourist Information Office, a free hotel booking desk, a Post Office, a bank and an ATM/Cash machine.
Airport Website: www.madrid-airport.com
Airport Tel No: +34 91 393 60 00.
Updated Aug13 ADV. Last Visit Feb08
Madrid - Cuatro Vientos (LECU):
Location: 8 km/5 miles SW of the City.
Driving directions: Access to the airport is from the Paseo de Extremadura or the M40, both of which pass close by the airfield.
By Bus: Bus#483 runs from Aluche to Leganés and passes along the road just to the south of the terminal. Connect to Metro and RENFE trains at Aluche. Bus#487 has a similar routing. Bus#486 runs Oporto-Leganés and also passes close to the airport.
By Train: RENFE train station nearby at Cuatro Vientos town.
Airport Website: www.aena.es
Updated Apr13 ADV. Visited Airport
Madrid South - see Ciudad Real/Don Quijote Airport
Madrid - Torrejón (TOJ):
Location: 20 km/12½ miles ENE of the City.
Notes: Now open to civil traffic, however no airline flights operate at this time.
Updated Apr13 ADV Visited Airport.
