Taxis at Madrid Airport
Please note that Madrid Airport Taxis can normally only accommodate a maximum of 4 people including any young children, if there are more than four people then it may be preferable to book a private Madrid Airport Transfer.
You can get the Madrid airport taxis from outside each Terminal building and they operate on a queue system. Generally the queues move quickly but there can be delays during peak times.
You can find the taxi ranks located at:
Madrid Airport Terminal 1 ground floor. Arrivals opposite lounge 2.
Madrid Airport Terminal 2 ground floor. Arrivals opposite lounge 5
Madrid Airport Terminal 3 ground floor. Arrivals opposite lounge 7
Madrid Airport Terminal 4 ground floor arrivals.
Taxi Ranks At The Airport
To take a taxi you must go to the appropriate rank. Avoid any drivers who offer their services unsolicited inside the terminal buildings. The taxis here are metered so make sure that the taxi driver has started up the taximeter at the start of the journey (minimum fare) by putting the flag down and ask for a bill in the case of any complaint.
Minimum fee: Rate 1: Monday to Sunday, from 6:00 to 22:00 - €1.95: Rate 2: Monday to Friday from 22.00 to 06.00 - €2.15: Rate 3: Saturdays and holidays from 22:00 to 06:00 - €2.95.
Prices per kilometre: On working days, from 06:00 to 22:00, €0.92 per kilometre in zone A (rate 1); €1.06 in zone B (rate 2); from 22:00 to 06:00, €1.06 in zone A (rate 2) and €1.10 in zone B (rate 3).
On Sundays and public holidays (Capital City of Madrid), from 06:00 to 22:00, €1.06 per kilometre in zone A (rate 2); €1.10 in zone B (rate 3); and from 22:00 to 06:00, €1.06 in zone A (rate 2); €1.10 in zone B (rate 3).
Supplements: Journeys beginning or ending at the airport, including those within the airport grounds, €525.
Journeys originating or ending at bus stations, train stations or the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I (IFEMA) fairs complex, €2.75
Journeys on 24 or 31 December, that end between 22:00 on those days and 06:00 on the following day, €6.50.
Getting a Taxi from Madrid Airport to the City Centre will cost approximately €30-35.
If you leave something behind in a Taxi the lost and found number is (0034)915 884 348 or (0034) 915 884 346
There are also facilities at Madrid Airport for Madrid Airport buses and Madrid Airport trains.
You may also find that to rent a car in Madrid Airport is cheaper over a week or long weekend than the cost of a return taxi journey especially if you are travelling a distance of 50kms or more. We do not recommend this for those of you staying in the city centre!
One final tip, the word for slower is "LENTO" you may need this word if the driver of any Madrid Airport Taxis wants to live up to his reputation for speeding! (Traffic permitting!)
