Quick Guide: Madrid
GETTING THERE
Direct flights
- From Dublin: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Iberia
FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE CITY CENTRE
Train:
- Terminal 4 station
– 22 min to the Nuevos Ministerios Station or 29 min to Atocha: €2.6
Bus:
- Airport Express Bus
– 35 min to the city centre: €5
Metro:
- Line 8
– 15 min to the Nuevos Ministerios Station: €7.5 (including prepaid card and airport surcharge)
ACCOMMODATION
MAIN ATTRACTIONS
- Plaza Mayor
- Parque del Retiro
- Palácio Real
- Puerta del Sol
- Museo del Prado
- Museo Reina Sofia
- Palacio & Plaza de Cibeles
- Barrio de las Letras
- Catedral de Almodena
- Templo de Debod
- Barrio la Latina
- Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
- Mercado San Miguel
- Basilica de San Francisco
- Matadero
HIDDEN GEMS
- Atocha Station Tropical Garden
- Cine Doré
- Chamberi Metro Station
- Mercado de San Fernando
- Capela de San Antonio de la Florida
- Mercado El Rastro
WHERE TO EAT
- Bar La Campana – Bocadillos
- Museo del Jamon – Bocadillos
- El Tigre – Tapas
- Casa Revuelta – Tapas
- Fiaschetteria La Saletta – Italian
- Bar Omaira – Venezuelan
- Casa Dani – Tortilla
- El Meson del Boqueron – Traditional
- Chocolat – Churros
- San Ginés – Churros
PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TOURIST PASSES
Public transport
- Multi Ticket: €2.50 for the prepaid card and €1.50 for one ticket. Book of 10 for €12.20
- Unlimited Pass:
– 1-day: €8.40 zone A; €17 zone A + T
– 2-day: €14.20 zone A; €28.40 zone A + T
– 3-day: €18.40 zone A; €35.40 zone A + T
– 4-day: €22.60 zone A; €43.00 zone A + T
– 5-day: €26.80 zone A; €50.80 zone A + T
– 7-day: €35.24 zone A; €70.80 zone A + T
Tip: Zone A covers central Madrid and the airport
Tourist Passes
- Paseo del Arte Pass: €30.40. Valid for one year. Includes one admission to:
– Museo del Prado
– Museo Reina Sofia
– Thyssen-Bornemisza
- State Museums Annual Pass: €36.06. Valid for one year.
– Unlimited visits excluding Prado and Reina Sofia Museums
