Airport Express Line, from Atocha and Cibeles to Barajas

The EMT Express Line, the 203, links Atocha station and Plaza de Cibeles with terminals T1, T2 and T4 of Barajas airport. It runs 24 hours, every day of the year: from 6:00 to 23:30 it runs every 15 to 20 minutes, and at night, every 35. From Atocha it takes about 30 minutes to T1, 35 to T2 and 40 to T4, in normal traffic.

The ticket costs €5 and is paid on boarding: in cash (the driver gives change up to €20), by bank card or by phone, with no surcharge. Large-family and disability cards may carry a discount; check on the EMT website.

The other way to get there without a car is metro line 8, which runs from Nuevos Ministerios to the Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 and Aeropuerto T4 stations. To enter or leave at those two stations a €3 supplement is paid on top of the ticket; it is bought at the metro machines or in the transport card app.