Tips 1 - 10 of 10 Madrid Transportation
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'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: The Madrid airport Barajas is located 13 kilometers from the citycentre. The arrival hall of the international terminal is located on groundfloor. from there you can take the metro to all metro stations in Madrid. Outside the airportbuilding the busses arrive, which take 20 minutes to town. the bus starts from Terminal 1 to plaza Colon. they ride every 12 minute and cost 3 euro. There ar also taxis which take 20 minutes and cost approx 15 euro. If you want to fly inside Spain, Iberia has frequent flights to Barcelona. at an automate you can purchase tickets upto 15 minutes before departure. Span Air and Air Nostrum fly between Madrid and the regional capitals.
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Phone: 902353570
Website: http://www.aena.es/madrid-barajas/index.html
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'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Madrid has two stations for long distance journeys. Atocha and Chamartin. Trains from the north (Nord spain and France) arrive at Chamartin; trains from the south and west (Portugal) arrive at Attocha. spanish national trains are called RENFE. At Attoche the AVE high speed trains from Seveille and Cardoba arrive. Some trains stop at both stations. TALGO trains ride at the routes of AVE and European routes.
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Phone: 91 563 02 02
Website: http://www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html
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Transportation: Car
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'Mode': TO
Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: Most cartraffic touristic will come from France. Around Madrid there are two Circular highways, the M40 (outher) and M30 (inner). Going into the city use the inner one and leave at the exit of your destination. All highways lead to the M30. Riding in Madrid centre is an adventure sui generis. Madrilenians have a wild riding style, traffic shields are unclear or are not present, parking is often very difficult.
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: The best way to get around in Madrid is the subway (metro), its fast and chaep. It operates between 6 am and 1.30 am. there are 125 stations lots of them with shops and restautrants. There are 11 lines each with its own clour code. at all the station you can buy metrocards. There is also one line called Opera principe Pio.
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Website: http://www.metromadrid.es
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Transportation: Sightseeing tour
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Madrid Vision gives the whole year sightseeing tours on a red double decker. it starts at several places in town, but the main place to get upon the bus nis on Sol. there you can buy tickets. there are tickets for one tour, tickets for 3 tours. you can get up and off the bus and hop trough the city in that way. You get information by a headphone in sevral languages. getting up and from the bus is on 14 places. you are allowed to ride with the bus the whole day.
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Transportation: Bus
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: If you plan to use the bus more often, buy a metrobuscard. ten rides. (around 5 euro). you can buy them at kiosks and sigarshops and the EMT at Sol. At the busstops the numbers of the busses and routes are sighnpposted. click your card in the machine in the bus. wheelchairs can use the busses with a low entrance floor. (piso bajo). Line 2 rides from east to west trough the centre, line 5 rides between Sol and Chamartin station, line 27 rides from north to south over the paseo castiliano. Busses ride from 6 am to midnight.
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Transportation: Taxi
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: When a taxi is free, it is showed by a green lamp on the roof of the cab and a sighn with the word libre at the back. Taxi drivers are obligated to put on the meter. so no tricks. the beginning tarif is 1 euo, but there are extra costs for the ride to the airport, and there is extra costs for luggage. You can order a taxi via Radio Taxi (914475180). disabled people can call for an adapted taxi via Radio Telefono Taxi (9154782000)
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Transportation: Car rental
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: At Barajas, terminal 1, and attocha you can find car rental companies. Atesa, Avis, Hertz are some of them. You need to be 21 and have a valuable driving license. you can pay cash, by mastercard or with travel cheques. Its wise to fully secure yourself. Hotels and travel agencies can get you a renal car too.
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Transportation: Parking
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Car/Motor Home
Getting TO/AROUND: It takes you a lot of time to find a parking place along the streets. So if you are in madrid you better find a hotel with parking facilities. There are several parkings in Madrid, the green shield means its free, the red one means it s not free. When you park your car wrongly your car gets trown away by police and it will cost you 150 euro to get it back. in the town s centrum you need a parking licence to park. you can buy them at the tabac shops and you need to put it visibly behind your window. (between 8 am and 8 pm).
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Daytrips: trains (2)
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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: For daytrips. from atocha there is a train to Alcala de Henares and Guadalajara. Each half hour from Attocha there is a train to Aranjuez. From Attocha there is the C 8b to the winstersport resorts. The c 9 rides from Attocha to El Escorial. Segovia can be reached with the C 8b and the regional from Attocha. Each two hours there is a regional that goes from Atocha to Toledo
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Website: http://www.renfe.es/ingles/index.html
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chicabonita Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:35 UTC
thanks for your tips ... will be there next week, can't wait :-) | scottishvisitor Fri May 23, 2008 20:46 UTC
Enjoyed a nice slice of the local customs & I do love tapas!! | volopolo Fri Mar 21, 2008 21:50 UTC
Great picture and a lot of information! | desert_princess Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:25 UTC
will be back to read some more...Some of your "warning of dangers" could be written for Bulgaria - the fake policeman, the airport chaos :)) but the guys in the park - that's a new thing... |
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