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Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport public transport guide

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Getting to and from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport by public transport, without the guesswork. Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport gives you a small but useful choice of public transport options, three in total. Check out the list below to find the best option for you, and remember to confirm the details directly with the service provider before travelling.

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Metro de Madrid

Metro de Madrid runs the city's underground network, and Line 8 links Nuevos Ministerios with the airport. It calls at Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 and Aeropuerto T4, with onward connections to the rest of the network. Tickets are the network's own fares, with an airport supplement applied on the airport stations, and the card works across Madrid public transport.

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Line 8 Nuevos Ministerios - Aeropuerto T4

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Pink Metro line between Nuevos Ministerios and the airport, serving Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 and Aeropuerto T4. It also stops at Colombia, Pinar del Rey, Mar de Cristal, Feria de Madrid and Barajas, and connects at Nuevos Ministerios with Metro lines 6 and 10 and Cercanías.

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Renfe Cercanías

Renfe Cercanías is Madrid's commuter rail network. Lines C-1 and C-10 serve Aeropuerto T4 station beneath Terminal 4 and run through central Madrid, including Chamartín and Atocha, where passengers connect with high-speed and long-distance trains. Fares follow the regional zone system and the transport pass is accepted.

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C-1 Príncipe Pío - Aeropuerto T4

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Commuter line between Príncipe Pío and Aeropuerto T4 via Atocha, Recoletos and Chamartín, ending at the Terminal 4 station.

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C-10 Villalba - Aeropuerto T4

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Commuter line between Villalba and Aeropuerto T4 via Príncipe Pío, Atocha, Recoletos and Chamartín, ending at the Terminal 4 station.

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EMT Madrid

EMT Madrid is the city's municipal bus operator. Line 200 connects the Avenida de América interchange with all four airport terminals, using buses fitted with luggage racks, and the 24-hour Exprés Aeropuerto line 203 links the terminals with Cibeles and Atocha station. Line 200 takes the standard EMT network fare and the Metrobús and tourist passes.

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Line 200 Avenida de América - Aeropuerto

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Municipal bus between the Avenida de América interchange and Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 4, with connections to Metro lines 4, 6, 7 and 9 at Avenida de América.

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Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto Atocha - Aeropuerto

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Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto links the airport terminals with central Madrid, serving Terminals 4, 2 and 1, O'Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and Atocha station, with Atocha as the daytime city terminus and Cibeles as the night terminus. The service runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

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Terminal 4Terminal 2Terminal 1O'DonnellPlaza de CibelesEstación de Atocha
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Line 101 Canillejas - Aeropuerto

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Municipal bus between the Canillejas interchange and Terminals 1 and 2. It takes the standard EMT network fare and the Metrobús and tourist passes, and runs from 06:00 to 23:45 on weekdays and Saturdays and from 07:30 to 23:45 on Sundays and holidays.

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