In less than a month, the streets of Madrid will be filled with brightly colored lights for Christmas. The most striking will be, as every year, in the Centro district. Although taking a walk through the most emblematic areas of the city is a good way to see the most beautiful part of the lighting, there is another fun way to do it: going up in Naviluz.
Naviluz is a bus that runs through the most Christmas-like streets of Madrid. This year it starts running on Friday, November 29, one day after the city lights are turned on. Until Monday, January 6, it will run every day except on December 24 and 25, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, and on January 5, for the Epiphany parade.
Naviluz timetables in 2025
The bus will start its first route every day at 18:00 pm from Felipe IV street (between the statue of Goya and the Ritz Hotel: near the Neptuno fountain). Afterwards there will be passes for Naviluz in the following time slots:
- From 6:00 pm: 6:05 pm, 6:10 pm, 6:15 pm, 6:20 pm, 6:30 pm, 6:40 pm and 6:50 pm.
- From 7:00 pm: 7:00 pm, 7:05 pm, 7:10 pm, 7:15 pm, 7:20 pm, 7:30 pm, 7:40 pm, 7:40 pm and 7:50 pm
- From 8:00 pm: 8:00 pm, 8:05 pm, 8:10 pm, 8:15 pm, 8:20 pm, 8:30 pm, 8:40 pm, 8:40 pm and 8:50 pm
- From 21:00 h: 21:00, 21:05, 21:10, 21:15, 21:20, 21:30, 21:40 and 21.50 h.
Each trip will last 50 minutes and will end at Cánovas del Castillo square. During the ride, passengers will see the lighting of Alcalá, Alfonso XII, Canalejas, Carlos V, Cibeles, Colón, Plaza de las Cortes, Goya, Velázquez, Gran Vía, Neptuno, Peligros, San Jerónimo, Serrano and Sevilla.
How to get tickets?
Tickets to ride the Madrid Christmas bus are already on sale on the Naviluz website. From 18:00 to 21:00h, the price for adults is 10€ and 5€ for children between 7 and 11 years old and people over 65 years old. After 21:ooh, the price drops to 8€ for adults and 4€ for children and seniors. Children under 6 years old have a free pass at any time.