Practical guides to getting to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport: routes, terminals, fares and travel tips.
14 Feb 2018 · 5 min read
What to do from the moment you land until you get into a taxi at Barajas: the ranks at each terminal, how the queue works and when it is better to have one booked.
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22 Jan 2018 · 11 min read
Two hours before for domestic and European flights, three for international ones: how that time is spent at T4 and at T1-T3, your airline’s deadlines and how not to miss your plane.
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22 Jan 2018 · 6 min read
The cathedral, the Jewish quarter, El Greco, the Alcázar and the viewpoints over the Tagus: what to see in Toledo in a day and how to get there from Madrid.
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9 Jan 2018 · 6 min read
The first flights of the day often have good prices, but they leave before the metro is running. The pros, the cons and how to organise your transfer to Barajas.
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20 Dec 2017 · 11 min read
The sights that receive the most visitors in Madrid and how to see them without queues, what to see area by area with a 1 to 3-day plan, and a three-hour walking route through the centre.
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18 Dec 2017 · 6 min read
How the price is worked out, whether you pay for suitcases, who chooses the route, how many people fit or whether the driver can refuse: the most common questions about taxis, answered.
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12 Dec 2017 · 6 min read
Taxis and VTC both carry passengers with a driver, but you do not hire them the same way and their prices are not set the same way. We explain each difference and when each one suits you.
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22 Nov 2017 · 6 min read
How to use the taxi as the fixed point of your countdown on the day of your flight: what to sort out the night before, how to work out the pickup time and what to keep to hand.
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21 Nov 2017 · 6 min read
Your terminal depends on the airline operating the flight. We explain how to check it, what sets T1, T2, T3 and T4 apart and how to get from one to another.
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7 Nov 2017 · 8 min read
Which journeys the €33 fare between Barajas and the M-30 covers, what you cannot be charged on top and when the taxi price is different.
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24 Oct 2017 · 5 min read
Malasaña, Chueca, Huertas, La Latina, Lavapiés, Moncloa, Azca or Salamanca: the atmosphere and music you will find in each of Madrid's nightlife areas.
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24 Oct 2017 · 5 min read
Regulated spaces with time limits, environmental labels, low-emission zones and full car parks: what parking in central Madrid involves and when a taxi saves you the hassle.
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