Metro Madrid: Madrid’s subway system

latest articles & reviews, transport — By admin on April 10, 2008 12:00 am

Madrid has a metro system which is air conditioned, clean and punctual that will take you to most of the major sites. The tickets are available for individual journeys on the metro at 1 Euro per ticket. (Though if you start your journey at the airport, the ticket will cost 2 Euros).

If you are here for more than one day or intend taking more than 5 journeys on the Madrid metro it’s best to buy the T10 ticket. A T10 will give you 10 journeys on the metro and costs only 6.70 Euros. A T10 ticket is valid indefinitely within a calendary year and can be shared with other members of your group. In other words, you can use the pass and then pass it to a friend, who can also use it to enter the metro system.

All main entrances have a wall map to help you plan your journey. You can also ask the ticket booth attendant for a free metro map or “mapa” to take with you. You can also download a PDF madrid metro map HERE.

Here is a good guideline to estimate your journey time on the metro: As a general rule of thumb, allow 2 minutes per stop. Some stops are quicker and some slightly longer, but overall this rule of thumb works well to give you an estimate of travel times with a little time built in for possible small delays etc. On Sundays, the metro runs a little less frequently, in which case add an additional 10 min waiting time to your overall calculation.

The operating hours for the metro system are shown in the table below. Normally you won’t have to wait more than 5 minutes for a train to arrive.

Madrid metro operating hours
Day of the week, Lines 2, 3, 4 and 5
Monday-Thursday 05:00 am – Midnight
Friday 05:00 am- 02:00 pm Saturday Continuous Service
Sunday 05:00am- Midnight

Important note:The operation times shown in the table above will change if there is a public holiday or “fiesta.”

>>>Download a PDF Metro Madrid map

>>>Go to official Metro Madrid Web site

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