Getting around Madrid
Practical guidance from the driver’s seat: airport transfers, day trips, events and how the city actually moves.
Getting to the Madrid F1 Grand Prix, 11–13 September
How to reach the MADRING circuit at IFEMA for the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix: metro, Cercanías, taxi, and why the airport is both the easy part and the hard part.
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What a taxi costs in Madrid in 2026
How the official Madrid taxi fare works in 2026: the two tariffs, the flat airport rate, what is never surcharged, and how to agree a fixed price.
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Barajas to central Madrid: every option compared
Metro, Cercanías, airport bus, ride-hailing or a booked taxi. What each really costs, how long it takes with luggage, and when each one makes sense.
Read the articleWhich terminal am I in at Madrid-Barajas?
How to work out which Madrid-Barajas terminal your flight uses, how long it takes to move between them, and the T4S detail that catches people out.
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Getting to IFEMA without losing your morning
Gates, taxi ranks, metro and peak hours for reaching a trade fair at IFEMA Madrid. What changes between an ordinary day and a big congress.
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A day in Toledo: what to see if you only have six hours
A realistic itinerary for Toledo from Madrid in a six-hour day: what fits, what is worth leaving out, and how long each thing actually takes.
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Segovia and Ávila in one day: can it be done?
Yes, and here is how the day divides. What you see of each city on a combined eight-and-a-half-hour trip, and when it is better to do them separately.
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Salamanca in a day from Madrid
What you get to see of Salamanca in a full day, why the golden stone at dusk is worth the drive, and how we time the day so you catch it.
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Cuenca from Madrid: worth it when it is that far?
Cuenca is 165 km from Madrid. What you can see in an eight-hour day, why the hanging houses are not the only reason to go, and when the trip pays off.
Read the articleToledo and Consuegra: Don Quixote's windmills in one day
How to combine Toledo with the windmills of Consuegra in an eight-hour day, and why the afternoon light matters for the photographs.
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Fabrik: how to get home at dawn
Fabrik is in Humanes, 25 km from Madrid, and public transport back is limited. The real options for getting home at seven in the morning.
Read the articleMatch day: getting to the Bernabéu or the Metropolitano
How to organise the trip there and, more importantly, the trip back from a Madrid match: where to agree the pickup, fixed prices, and what to check first.
Read the articleTaxi or ride-hailing in Madrid: the real differences
Regulated fares versus surge pricing, reserved lanes a ride-hailing car cannot use, where you get picked up and what receipt you get. What you actually notice.
Read the articleMadrid's bus-taxi lanes, explained
Where the reserved lanes that genuinely save time are: the M-23 approach from the airport, and the terminal access roads — the T4 one above all.
Read the articleMadrid's Low Emission Zone: what it means if you are visiting
Which cars can enter Madrid, what happens with foreign number plates, how much the fine is, and why it rarely affects a visitor.
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Do you tip taxi drivers in Madrid?
What people actually do about tipping in a Spanish taxi, what most passengers leave on the flat airport fare, and how to get an invoice for your company.
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