Madrid-Barajas Airport
How to get by metro to terminals T4, T1, T2 and T3
There is a metro line from Madrid city to the airport: Metro Line 8 Nuevos Ministerios - Aeropuerto T4. At the airport, the metro has two stations: "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3" for terminals T1, T2, and T3, and 'Aeropuerto T4' for Terminal 4.
The metro operates from 6:00 a.m. until 1:30 a.m. (next day).
The estimated travel time to the airport from the beginning of Line 8 is 13-15 minutes.
It takes 5 minutes from the T1-T2-T3 stop to the T4 terminal stop "Aeropuerto T4"
Between the metro stations "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3" and "Aeropuerto T4", there is a station called "Barajas". This station is in the town of Barajas, not within the airport.
Metro routes from Madrid to Madrid-Barajas Airport
Atocha - Airport
Metro route from the train station Atocha Renfe AVE
From Atocha Renfe train station, one of the main transfer points for RENFE and AVE train arrivals and departures, you can reach to the airport, passing through 14 other metro stations:
- Take the metro line 1 from Atocha-Renfe to Tribunal.
- Change trains at Tribunal to take the metro line 10 towards Nuevos Ministerios.
- Change trains at Nuevos Ministerios to take metro line 8 towards the airport.
At the airport, the metro has two stations, and it takes 5 minutes to travel between them:
The first is "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3", located in the centre of Terminal 2 on floor 1;
the second is "Aeropuerto T4", located in Terminal 4 on floor -1.
Between the metro stations "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3" and "Aeropuerto T4", there is a station called "Barajas". This station is in the town of Barajas, not within the airport.
Chamartín - Airport
Metro route form Madrid Chamartín
The Madrid Chamartín train station connects to Barajas, passing through 9 more metro stations and requiring one transfer:
- Take metro line 10 from Chamartín to Nuevos Ministerios.
- Change trains at Nuevos Ministerios to take metro line 8 towards the airport.
At the airport, the metro has two stations, and it takes 5 minutes to travel between them:
The first is "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3", located in the centre of Terminal 2 on floor 1;
the second is "Aeropuerto T4", located in Terminal 4 on floor -1.
Between the metro stations "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3" and "Aeropuerto T4", there is a station called "Barajas". This station is in the town of Barajas, not within the airport.
Line 8
Direct metro route
Taking the metro, you can reach the airport on Metro line 8: from Nuevos Ministerios to Aeropuerto T4.
Metro stations of the 8 line:
- Nuevos Ministerios.
- Colombia.
- Pinar del Rey.
- Mar de Cristal.
- Campo de las Naciones.
- Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3.
- Barajas.
- Aeropuerto T4.
At the airport, the metro has two stations, and it takes 5 minutes to travel between them:
The first is "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3", located in the centre of Terminal 2 on floor 1;
the second is "Aeropuerto T4", located in Terminal 4 on floor -1.
Between the metro stations "Aeropuerto T1 T2 T3" and "Aeropuerto T4", there is a station called "Barajas". This station is in the town of Barajas, not within the airport.
Metro Prices and Fares
The price of the metro ticket to Madrid Airport is included in the Special Service fare and can be broken down into three types of tickets:
- Single ticket for Metro zone A + AIRPORT supplement: €4,50 - € 5,00.*
This ticket allows travel between any Metro station in Zone A and MetroLigero ML1, as well as the airport metro stations T1-T2-T3 and T4. - Combined Single Ticket + Airport Supplement: € 6,00.
This ticket allows travel between any station on the Metro Network and MetroLigero: ML1, ML2, and ML3, as well as the Airport stations T1-T2-T3 and T4.. - AIRPORT supplement ticket: € 3,00.
This supplement must be paid to enter or exit the Airport stations T1-T2-T3 and T4 when a valid single Metro Zone A ticket (Single Metro Zone A, 10-ride Metrobús, and Combined Single Ticket) has been purchased.
Users with transport passes or tourist passes do not pay the Airport Supplement, and children under 4 years old do not need a ticket. *Depending on the number of stations.
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