Madrid-Barajas Airport
Madrid Airport to train station. Train to-from terminal 4
Madrid-Barajas airport is served by two train lines, the C1 and the C10 of RENFE commuter trains. The airport train station is located in Terminal T4, floor -1 and is called Aeropuerto T4.
How to get from Madrid airport to train station (Atocha, Chamartin)
You can get to the train stations, Atocha or Chamartin, using any of the 2 train lines, the C1 and C10.
Both depart from Madrid-Barajas Airport's T4 terminal to the centre of Madrid and the city's main train and bus stations. For this reason, you can take any train leaving the airport if you want to go to Madrid downtown, Atocha Train Station, Chamartín Train Station -also called Chamartín Clara Campoamor, or the South Bus Station, also called Estación Sur bus station or Mendez Alvaro bus station.
By train, it takes about 19 minutes to get from T4 Airport to Chamartín Station; about 33 minutes to get from Madrid airport to Atocha Station; and It takes about 45 minutes to travel from the airport to Principe Pio.
If your flight arrives at a terminal other than T4, you can use the free shuttle bus service to get the train station.
How do I get to Madrid airport by train from Atocha, Chamartín train station
If you arrive by Cercanías train from Atocha, Chamartín, or any other point in Madrid, you can take any of the C1 or C10 trains with destination "Aeropuerto T4", as both arrive at the airport's only station.
If you take the train from Principe Pio station, it will take you about 41 minutes to get to the airport; if you leave from Chamartín, it will take you about 15 minutes to get to T4, and if you come from Atocha Station, the trip takes about 29 minutes. Journeys on the C1 or the C10 take about the same time.
Once at the airport T4, it takes 10-15 minutes to get to the departure hall. If your flight departs from a terminal other than T4, use the free shuttle bus service to travel to terminals T1-T2-T3 or T4S.
Exit the airport using the C1 and C10 train lines:
Train stops on lines C1 and C10
It takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the Llegadas lobby to the train station.
Although they coincide at all other stations, from Principe Pio station (start and end of line C1) line C10 continues its route to the outskirts of Madrid (Villalba).
How long does it take?
Approximate travel time from some train stations in Madrid to Madrid-Barajas airport T4 train station Aeropuerto T4.
- from Príncipe Pío to Aeropuerto T4: 41 minutes.
- from Méndez Álvaro to Aeropuerto T4: 34 minutes.
- fromAtocha train Station to Aeropuerto T4: 29 minutes.
- from Nuevos Ministerios to Aeropuerto T4: 22 minutes.
- from Chamartín train Station to Aeropuerto T4: 15 minutes.
Line C1 Renfe train stations itinerary from the city to airport:
Since the train does not go to the other terminals, you can calculate the estimated time it will take to get to T1-T2-T3, T4S from T4 using the shuttle bus.
Train Schedules
Trains have specific frequencies depending on the time and direction of the line - for more details consult the timetables at Renfe or the CRMT -, but at a glance you can calculate that:
- The first train from the airport to Madrid Chamartín-Atocha-Príncipe Pío (C1) leaves at 5:46 am* and the last one at 11:31 pm. *Only from Monday to Friday.
- The last train leaving the airport with destination Villalba (C10) leaves at 22:47 hours.
- The first train departing from Atocha to Aeropuerto T4 (C1) leaves at 5:15 am, and the last one at 11:19 pm.
- The first train leaving Príncipe Pío with destination Aeropuerto T4 (C1) departs at 5:44 am, and the last one at 11:07 pm.
- The first train from Villalba to T4 Airport (C10) departs at 5:35* hours, and the last one at 22:26 hours. *Only from Monday to Friday.
Trains run every 15, 20 or 30 minutes, depending on the line and direction, and whether it is a weekday or a Saturday or holiday.
C1/C10 line from Villalba - Príncipe Pío - Atocha to Madrid airport Aeropuerto T4. . Caption: Working days except Saturdays and Saturdays and public holidays.
Tickets
The single ticket costs €2.60 and is valid for 2 hours from issuance. The round-trip ticket costs €5.20 and is also to be used within 2 hours of purchase, but the return is valid until the next day. To use the Cercanías train network, you will also need a Renfe & Tú (Renfe & You) card at a price of €0.50,or pay by credit card at the turnstiles that allow it.
What is the Renfe & Tú card?
The train company Renfe has a travel card called Renfe& Tú Card: a contactless card where you buy and store the train tickets you are going to use. The Renfe & Tú card is reusable and unipersonal: each person must purchase a card for his or her first trip but can recharge it in subsequent uses, as the card has no expiration date.
If you wish to buy a ticket to leave the airport by train at the ticket vending machines, you can buy your ticket already issued in the Tajeta Renfe& Tú, or if you already have it, you can buy it at the ticket vending machines.
You can recharge it with the Cercanías or Larga Distancia train ticket you need.
Some train entrance turnstiles have also been installed that allow direct payment with a contactless bank card, or a mobile device with virtualized VISA or Mastercard payment.
Passengers bound for High Speed trains from Atocha or Chamartín.
For those travelers who arrive at Madrid airport, and are going to travel by lryo or AVE High Speed train, or with Renfe Long Distance (LD) trains in the next 4 hours, the Cercanías train ride to Atocha or Chamartín is included in their ticket, this is what is known as Combinado Cercanías (free Cercanías tickets)
With the Combinado Cercanías option, the Cercanías train ride is free during the 4 hours prior to the departure time from origin, and during the 4 hours after the arrival time of the high-speed train at your destination; consult your ticket.
Other routes to enter or leave the airport
By public transport you can use bus or metro. Booking a transfer to Madrid airport is certainly the most comfortable and economical if you have luggage or you are many, and you can always go by cab or call a VTC.
References
Timetables RENFE 912 320 320 .
Timetables and commuter lines C1 and C10 by the Consorcio de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM)
Info about transport passes by the Consorcio de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM).
