How to get to Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport is a frequently asked question, given that it is one of the airports with the most international traffic, with more than 15 million passengers in 2021, placing it in ninth position worldwide. It is also considered one of the best in the world, according to World Airport Awards, ranking sixteenth worldwide in terms of passenger satisfaction.
Aena also plans to expand T4 and the satellite terminal, for which budgets have already been released.
How to get to Madrid Airport by Metro
Line 8 of the Madrid Metro starts at Nuevos Ministerios and ends at the Aeropuerto T4 stop, stopping first at the Aeropuerto T1, T2, and T3 stations. There are six stops between the first and last, which takes less than half an hour to travel. Nuevos Ministerios is also well connected to two other Metro lines (6 and 10) and eight Cercanías lines (C1, C2, C3, C3a, C4, C7, C8, and C10). In addition to the usual €1.50 Metro fare, there is a €3 airport supplement.
30 minutes from Nuevos Ministerios.
€4.50
How to get to Madrid airport by bus
There are three buses that terminate at Barajas Airport. The 203 Exprés Aeropuerto bus line operates 24 hours a day and departs from Atocha, stopping only at Cibeles and O’Donell before making five stops at the airport, although none of them are at Terminal 3. It takes 40 minutes to get therefrom Atocha and costs €5 for a ticket , which can be paid for by credit card.
Another option for getting to the airport at night is to take the N32 bus, which departs from Avenida de América and charges the same fare as other EMT transport, with no extra cost. It stops at Canillejas and goes to all terminals.
You can also use bus line 200, which leaves from the Avenida de América interchange. And the 101, from Canillejas, stops at T1 and T2.
40 minutes from Atocha.
€5 or EMT fare on the N32 night bus.
Which Cercanías line goes to Madrid airport
There are two Cercanías trains that go to the airport, lines C1 and C10. The ticket to the airport has no added cost, but it is based on zones, and the four zones cost €2.60.
The C1 departs from Príncipe Pío and runs through the southern part of the capital, stopping at Pirámides and Méndez Álvaro before arriving at Atocha. It continues north of the city, through Nuevos Ministerios and Chamartín, to Airport T4.
The C10 runs through the west of the region from Villalba, stopping at towns such as Majadahonda and Pozuelo, and from Príncipe Pío it follows the same route as the C1.
40 minutes from Príncipe Pío.
Between €1.50 and €2.60
Going to Madrid airport by taxi and VTC
If you have a flight between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and don’t have your own vehicle, your only options are bus lines 203 and N32, as indicated above, or taking a taxi or private hire vehicle, such as Uber, Bolt, or other companies. The latter option has a fixed price of €30 if the point of origin is within the M30 ring road.
It depends on the point of origin.
€30
Driving to Madrid Airport
The route from the city center to Madrid Airport by car is straightforward. Head towards Avenida de América and take the A2, following the signs to the airport. You can also take the R2, but you will have to pay the toll.
If you are going to terminals T1, T2, or T3, you can follow the road signs, but if your flight is departing from T4, navigation systems usually indicate taking the toll road option, the R2, to get there faster. If you do not want to take the toll road, continue in the same direction to the first terminals and once there, follow the signs to T4.
To leave your car in the airport car park for a long stay, bear in mind that the cost per day is €16 with prior reservation on the website and €22 without reservation. If you are stopping for less than 15 minutes, you can leave your car in the express car park free of charge.