Buses at Madrid Airport
There are two types of buses from Madrid Airport : public transport and private shuttle buses
If you are travelling to one of the resorts close to Madrid Airport it might be better to pre book a shared shuttle bus via Shuttle Direct or you can also get a quote for a private Madrid Airport Transfer
Madrid Airport Buses run from every terminal into the centre of Madrid. There are a number of buses operating from the airport, but line 101 will get you to the city centre and runs about every 15 minutes.
Madrid Airport Free Shuttle Bus
Madrid Airport operates a free shuttle bus service between the terminals. It runs for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at regular 3 minute intervals.
You can find the bus stops at: T1 first floor departures; T2 - second floor departures and T4 - ground floor arrivals.
For more details on routes and timings visit our guide on how to transfer between terminals at Madrid Airport
Buses Departing from Madrid Airport Terminals 1, 2 & 3
Following are the main buses which operate from the airport with details of their routes and links to the bus companies where you can get further details on timetables and prices.
Line 101 Airport-Pueblo de Barajas-Canillejas: Departs from T1 - ground floor, opposite baggage reclaim hall 2 and first floor departures and T2 - ground floor, opposite baggage reclaim hall 5 and second floor departures
This bus stops at the Avenida de Logroño-Jardines de Aranjuez-Paseo Alameda de Osuna-Carabela-Avenida Hispanidad-T1 (international Departures)-T2 (national Departures)-Airport industrial zone-Aquarium-Plaza Hermanos Falcó and Álvarez de Toledo.
Consult timetables and fares at Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid
Line 200 Airport-Avenida de America: The bus stops are located at T1 - ground floor, opposite baggage reclaim hall 2 and T2 - ground floor, opposite baggage reclaim hall 5
The bus stops at T2, T1, Canillejas (next to the underground station), C/ Avenida de América (junction of Agastia), Avenida de América Exchange.
Consult timetables and fares at Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid
Line 822 Airport-Coslada: The bus stop is located at Madrid Airport Terminal 1 first floor, Departures gate 3
The bus stops at T1 Departures-Avenida Central-Plaza Rosa de los Vientos (Coslada)
Consult timetables and fares at Madrid Transport Consortium
New intercity bus route 824 Madrid (Airport) - Torrejon de Ardoz connecting Torrejon de Ardoz to Madrid-Barajas Airport and its service areas.
The route is from Torrejón de Ardoz (La Zarzuela-Calle Hermanos Pinzón)-Avenida Constitución km. 21-Bus Station Avenida España-Avenida de las Fronteras-Airport Services Area-T1 Departures-T2 Departures-T2 Arrivals-T1 Arrivals and the bus runs half-hourly intervals on weekdays from 06:30 to 21:30, and at hourly intervals on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Consult timetables and fares at Madrid Transport Consortium
Buses Departing from Madrid Airport Terminal 4
Line 204 Airport - Avenida de America: Departs from T4 arrivals and travels to Avenida de la Hispanidad -Avenida de América-Transportation hub (platform 17).
Consult timetables and fares at Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid
Line 827 Tres Cantos - Canillejas underground: Departs from T4 arrivals and goes to Tres Cantos - Universidad Autónoma-Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes- T4 Arrivals - Barajas Underground-Canillejas Underground.
Consult timetables and fares at Madrid Transport Consortium
Line 828 Universidad Autónoma-Recintos Feriales (fairground): Universidad Autónoma-Alcobendas- T4 Arrivals - Barajas Underground station - Canillejas Underground station-Recintos Feriales (fairground).
Consult timetables and fares at Madrid Transport Consortium
Long distance buses: Depart from Terminal 4 arrivals to: Zaragoza-Barcelona; Valladolid-León; Murcia-Mojácar-Carboneras; Alicante-Benidorm-Denia; Avilés-Gijón-Oviedo; Ponferrada-Lugo-Coruña-Santiago de Compostela, Burgos-Vitoria-San Sebastian-Irun, Santander & Bilbao.
For customer assistance telephone: +34 902 422 242 or visit www.alsa.es
Other Useful Madrid Airport Buses Information
For further information on both of these Madrid Airport Buses and all other buses running in Madrid go to EMT-Madrid I have provided this link into the English Version of the site which is fairly easy to use.
In addition to the Madrid Airport Trains we also provide information on Private Madrid Airport Transfers, Madrid Airport trains, Madrid Airport taxis, Madrid Airport Airport parking and Madrid Airport car rental.
