Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Ideal for connecting directly into the city’s finance or embassy districts.

Service

Metro de Madrid Line 8 (Nuevos Ministerios – Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3/T4)

Mode

metro

Freq

3-8m

Note

Line 8 runs from all airport metro stations to Nuevos Ministerios (a main interchange for central Madrid) from about 06:05 to 02:00 daily; from Nuevos Ministerios you can easily transfer to other metro lines toward Gran Vía, Sol and Atocha for the historic center. An airport supplement applies in addition to the standard Metro Zone A fare.

Good when you need a one-seat ride into the suburbs or satellite cities.

Service

EMT Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto (Atocha – Cibeles – O’Donnell – Airport)

Mode

bus

Freq

15-20 day / 35 nightm

Note

This 24‑hour express bus connects all terminals with O’Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and Atocha, giving direct access or easy onward connections to Sol and Gran Vía. Daytime frequency is roughly every 15–20 minutes (reduced to about every 35 minutes at night) with a flat fare of €5.

Even locals pad 30 minutes of buffer during peak traffic.

Service

EMT Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto (Atocha – Cibeles – O’Donnell – Airport)

Mode

bus

Freq

15-20 day / 35 nightm

Note

This 24‑hour express bus connects all terminals with O’Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and Atocha, giving direct access or easy onward connections to Sol and Gran Vía. Daytime frequency is roughly every 15–20 minutes (reduced to about every 35 minutes at night) with a flat fare of €5.