Art & Culture · Our pick in Madrid
Museo Nacional del Prado
Velázquez, Goya, El Greco
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Museo Nacional del Prado
The Prado is on the Paseo del Prado. It opens 10am–8pm Monday to Saturday and 10am–7pm on Sundays and holidays, and closes on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December (esmadrid.com and the museum). Book on the museum’s own website.
Why it's on our list
- Book online
- Arrive at opening
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Museo Nacional del Prado before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Museo Nacional del Prado, as the crow flies.
- Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid200 m3 min walk
- Hotel Villa Real500 m6 min walk
- Gran Hotel Inglés700 m9 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Madrid800 m10 min walk
- Wellington Hotel & Spa1.1 km14 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Museo Nacional del Prado are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Estación del ArteL1550 m7 min walk
- Antón MartínL1600 m8 min walk
- Banco de EspañaL2650 m8 min walk
Key sights
- Thyssen-Bornemisza350 mWalk 5 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Museo Reina Sofía650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- El Retiro750 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Puerta del Sol1.1 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Plaza Mayor1.3 kmWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Royal Palace1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Templo de Debod2.4 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Santiago Bernabéu4.4 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Madrid-Barajas Airport14 kmCar or taxi 41 min
Main railway stations
- Madrid Puerta de Atocha850 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Sol (Cercanías)1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Príncipe Pío2.4 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Nuevos Ministerios (Cercanías)3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Madrid Chamartín6.7 kmCycle 27 minCar or taxi 22 min