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

• €: Hotel Puerta de Toledo
• €€: Eurostars Plaza Mayor
• €€€: NH Collection Madrid Palacio

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