Santiago Bernabéu metro station
Line 10 · Zone A · Chamartín
Santiago Bernabéu station
The station has been closed for refurbishment since 28 March 2026, with a special free bus service in its place. It opened on 10 June 1982, three days before the start of the 1982 football World Cup, as part of what was then Line 8, under the name Lima, after the square it lies beneath. When the old Line 8 was merged with Line 10, it became part of the latter.
It kept the name Lima until 23 January 1998, when it was renamed after the football stadium that stands on the square. It runs along the axis of the Paseo de la Castellana, between the Hispanoamérica and El Viso neighbourhoods in Chamartín and Cuatro Caminos in Tetuán. It has two ticket halls, Plaza de Lima and Santiago Bernabéu, with exits onto the central boulevard of the Castellana.
Stations next to Santiago Bernabéu
Travel time between Santiago Bernabéu and the stations on either side.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| L10 | CuzcoES | 1.5 min |
| L10 | Nuevos Ministerios | 1.5 min |
Interchanges and connections
Only Line 10 serves Santiago Bernabéu; there is no interchange here with other lines or with Cercanías commuter trains.
Station facilities
- Escalators
- Defibrillator
- Mobile phone coverage
As listed on Metro de Madrid’s page for the station.
Entrances to Santiago Bernabéu
The station’s street entrances and their addresses, as Metro de Madrid gives them (street names stay in Spanish, as on the signs).
| Ticket hall | Entrance | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Plaza de Lima | Plaza de Lima (entrance closed for modernisation works) | Pº Castellana, 136 (bulevar central) |
| Santiago Bernabéu | Paseo Castellana (even numbers) | Paseo de la Castellana, central boulevard, opposite the Santiago Bernabéu stadium |
| Santiago Bernabéu | Paseo Castellana (odd numbers) | Pº Castellana bulevar central, 103 |
What is near Santiago Bernabéu
One of the exits is on the central boulevard of the Castellana, opposite the Bernabéu stadium, about 240 m away. Nearby are the Jardines del Mundial ´82 gardens, about 230 m away, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, about 190 m, the Plaza de Quito, about 270 m, and the monument to José Martí, about 280 m. The Bernabéu Market is about 300 m away and the Plaza de Pablo Ruiz Picasso about 330 m.
| Place | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|
| Bernabéu | 240 m |
| Monumento a José Martí (statue) | 280 m |
| Plaza de Pablo Ruiz Picasso | 330 m |
| Juan Antonio Vallejo-Nájera (memorial) | 100 m |
| Mahatma Gandhi (statue) | 190 m |
| Jardines del Mundial ´82 | 230 m |
| Joaquín Satrústegui (memorial) | 240 m |
| Plaza de Quito | 270 m |
Places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m, under their local (Spanish) names.
Frequently asked questions
Because it lies under the Plaza de Lima. It opened with that name on 10 June 1982 and kept it until 23 January 1998, when it was given the name of the Santiago Bernabéu football stadium, which stands on the same square.
It opened on 10 June 1982, three days before that year’s football World Cup kicked off, as part of what was then Line 8. Near the station are the Jardines del Mundial ´82 gardens, about 230 m away.