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Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)

Airport·Barajas

Metro, Cercanías, bus or taxi

About Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas is run by Aena. To the city: Metro Line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios, Cercanías trains from Terminal 4, the airport express bus, or a taxi at the €33 flat fare to anywhere inside the M-30.

Why it's on our list

  • Metro Line 8
  • €33 taxi flat fare

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) 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

  1. Aeropuerto T4L81.7 km21 min walk

Key sights

  1. Santiago Bernabéu11 kmCycle 43 minCar or taxi 33 min
  2. El Retiro13 kmCar or taxi 39 min
  3. Museo del Prado14 kmCar or taxi 41 min
  4. Thyssen-Bornemisza14 kmCar or taxi 41 min
  5. Puerta del Sol14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
  6. Museo Reina Sofía14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
  7. Plaza Mayor14 kmCar or taxi 43 min
  8. Templo de Debod15 kmCar or taxi 44 min
  9. Royal Palace15 kmCar or taxi 44 min

Main railway stations

  1. Madrid Chamartín9.7 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 31 min
  2. Nuevos Ministerios (Cercanías)11 kmCar or taxi 35 min
  3. Madrid Puerta de Atocha14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
  4. Sol (Cercanías)14 kmCar or taxi 42 min
  5. Príncipe Pío15 kmCar or taxi 45 min

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