How to get around Madrid

Madrid is a city of great dimensions, so it is necessary that at the time of visiting you program the route you are going to do and have controlled the means of transport that you can use to save as much time and money as possible during your trip for the capital of Spain. For these reasons, from .com we explain how to move around Madrid efficiently, so that you know all its secrets using the appropriate transport.

Subway

Composed of 238 subway stations, it is the eighth largest network in the world and the second largest in Europe, after London, so rare is the place in Madrid that can not be accessed using it. It has a wide schedule, extended on weekends, and a varied price depending on its use. The same can be done according to one-time tickets, ten-trip passes and monthly vouchers, all of which can be extended to the use of the urban bus.

There is also a tourist pass, which allows you to combine this means of transport with the bus and travel with it to cities such as Toledo or Segovia, both outside the Community of Madrid.

Bus

It consists of a network of more than 200 transport lines, which cover both the city and its periphery and localities integrated in the Community of Madrid. It is the most useful way to travel to the capital from a municipality in the region. Like the metro, it consists of a network of urban lines and an inter-urban one and its price varies according to the length of the journey. You can use it between six in the morning and twelve at night.

Commuter train

Like the transports already explained, the Cercanías train network is especially useful for traveling to the city from the periphery. By using it you can reach the Puerta del Sol . Other emblematic places that can be reached by Cercanías are the Paseo de Recoletos or the Príncipe Pío station. Its price varies according to the number of stations you use, and its schedule is also broad.

Touristic bus

This means travels the main arteries of the city. Its main feature is that you can get off it and go back up to your liking, according to your needs and the schedule of your trip. Although the entrance price is high, around 20 euros per person, there are several types of discounts .

Bike

For some time, a bicycle rental service has also been established in Madrid, which you can use from half an hour to the whole day. Its price is quite modest but we warn: there is a wide demand with regard to the available bicycle supply.

Taxi, skates or ... on foot

And for those who do not find these means of transport convincing, they can always opt for the comfortable, though higher, taxi. In any case, Madrid is a city with few hills, so inline skating routes are also held. A different way of knowing the city. As is also doing it walking. The least expensive and the one that will leave more traces in your memory.