By Air
Barajas Airport is 13km northeast of the city, journey time approx 15-20 minutes. Facilities include car hire, duty-free shopping, cafes & bas, fast food outlets, Post office, ATM’s, Banks, Foreign Exchange desks, information desks, medical facilities, tourist office, facilities for special needs travellers, left-luggage storage, etc.
There are plenty of airlines serving Madrid from London. more...
The following airlines offer services from Manchester or Liverpool to Madrid.
British Airways www.britishairways.com
Easyjet (from Liverpool) www.easyjet.com
Iberia www.iberia.com
Other airlines such as KLM and Lufthansa also fly to Madrid but not direct and are more expensive, but if you leave your decision to travel to the last minute, it may be worth looking at their flights
KLM www.klm.com
Lufthansa www.lufthansa.com Getting from the airport to the city centre
The metro station is located along the corridor connecting to the parking area P2 in Terminal 2. Operating hours are between 6am - 2am.
From the airport, take the metro line eight (€1.50) to Nuevos Ministerios, a transport hub 12 minutes away and you can change lines to reach the city centre. There is a supplement of €1 on the regular metro ticket for the airport line.
Buses # 101 and # 89, # 101 goes to the town of Barajas and Canillejas. A one-way ticket is €1.15, and multiple trip ticket of €5.35 allows 10 trips on the Metro network as well as on the buses. The service runs from 6:30am - 11:15pm. Bus # 89 goes to Plaza Colon with a fare of €2.50 – this Fare is inclusive of transport for two suitcases. Additional suitcases will be charged €2.50 per item. Operating hours are from 5:45am to 2a.m.
Taxis from Terminal 1 are to be found at arrivals at door 2. At Terminal 2, taxis wait at arrivals, in front of door 5 and at Terminal 3 they stand in front of door 7. Taxi fares start from €1.55 and a supplement of €4.20 for leaving the airport. From the airport to the city centre cost around €25. ...less
By Train
Madrid has two principal train stations: Chamartin is far north of the centre while Atocha is just south. Both have good metro connections and can get you to the Puerta del Sol in minutes. more...
There is a train connection service from the UK to Madrid, however, it is not cheap and a rather time consuming travel taking approx 33hrs each way. Take the Eurostar from London to Paris and then travel overnight from Paris to Madrid on the trainhotel ‘Francisco de Goya’ which leaves Paris every night at 19:43pm and arrives in Madrid (Chamartin Station) at 09:13am the following morning .
Return fares on Eurostar (2nd class) start at £59. The trainhotel fares start at £102 up to £501 depending on how early you book it and what type of sleeping arrangements you want i.e. a first-class sleeper is the dearest or a more realistic and affordable fare would be the £156 return for a recliner seat.
Details can be found on www.seat61.com or www.raileurope.co.uk...less
By Bus
Madrid has eight international and intercity bus stations. Many of the international busses arrive and depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses, on Calle de Mendez Alvaro which is connected to the rest of the city by metro (Méndez Álvaro line)
Buses to and from Barcelona are based from Avenida de America Bus Terminal, which is also connected to the metro system.
There is an overnight connection service from London to Madrid (to bus station Mendes Alvaro) including changing busses in Paris. The entire journey takes around 28 hrs each way and is available from £113.
For further info and online booking services, please go to www.eurolines.co.uk.
By Car
To drive from Manchester to Madrid by car takes approx 28 hrs. The recommended route (according to uk.map24.com) goes via Portsmouth through France via Bordeaux via San Sebastián to Madrid.
