Metro to Madrid-Barajas airport
Line 8 links the airport with Nuevos Ministerios: stations, times, fares and how to carry on into the centre.
Line 8, the airport line
Line 8 has 8 stations between Nuevos Ministerios and Aeropuerto T-4, stopping at Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3. From T1-T2-T3 to Nuevos Ministerios takes about 14 minutes by train; there you can change to lines 6 and 10 and to Cercanías, Renfe’s commuter rail.
Nuevos Ministerios – Aeropuerto T-4
Main route, 8 stations
First and last train from the airport
| Station | Direction | First train (Mon–Thu) | Last train (Mon–Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 | towards Aeropuerto T-4 | 06:05 | 01:46 |
| Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 | towards Nuevos Ministerios | 06:05 | 01:37 |
| Aeropuerto T-4 | towards Nuevos Ministerios | 06:05 | 01:33 |
Metro fare to the airport
Entering or leaving at Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 or Aeropuerto T-4 costs an extra supplement of €3.00. You pay it with the zone A Metro single ticket, the Combinado single ticket, the 10-trip Metrobús ticket, or the 10-trip Combinado ticket. You do not pay it with a 30-day travel pass that includes zone A, an annual pass, or the tourist travel pass (Abono Turístico).
A zone A single ticket costs between €1.50 and €2.00 depending on the number of stations, so a single journey from the airport to the centre comes to about €5.00 in total. The EMT Exprés Aeropuerto bus costs €5.00.