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Getting to Madrid

Travelling to Madrid

  • Closest airport: Barajas International
  • Good connection to public transport
  • Subway, trains & buses from the airport to the city center

Sprachcaffe makes it easier for its students who are travelling to Madrid to get to their Spanish Course destination without any travel complications.

Thanks to the information we provide here, you will be able to select the best possible way of arriving at our Madrid language school by choosing the right airport and flight.

The airport closest to our language school is Madrid-Barajas International Airport. You can reach Barajas with the following airlines (among others):

From the airport to Madrid

You have different options to reach the city center of Madrid:

  • By subway: Take the pink line (8) to the very last stop, “Nuevos Ministerios”. From there, change to the dark blue line (10), direction “Puerta del Sur” and get off at “Principe Pio”. From there, take the Principe Pio-Opera line to the station “Opera”, where the school and school apartments are located. Please remember that you have to change metro lines! The price is about EUR 2.00 additional at the airport line + about EUR 1 (one fare) or about EUR 7.40 for 10 fares + about 2.00 EUR airport supplement. If you plan to stay in Madrid for more than one month, ask our staff in Madrid about the monthly transport ticket.
  • By bus: The bus leaves every 15 min to the main station, “Avenida de América”. A ticket costs about EUR 2.50 and takes around 20 min. From there, you can take a taxi (about EUR 8) or the underground, line 7 from “Avenida de América” to “Canal”, after that taking line 2 (towards “Ventas”) and get off at “Opera” (about EUR 1.00, around 15 min).
  • By train: you should travel to the station “Chamartin”. From there, it is best to take the metro. Change to the dark blue line (10), direction “Puerta del Sur” and get off at “Principe Pio”. From there, take the Principe Pio-Opera line and get off at “Opera”.
  • By taxi: Taxis can be found outside the departures terminal at the airport. A taxi ride from the airport to the school will cost about EUR 30 - 35.

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