🥘Madrid

Very safe. Pickpocketing is common on Metro Line 1, around Sol, Gran Vía, and Puerta del Sol.

April–June and September–October. July–August are dry and 35 °C+; many Madrileños leave the city.

• Sol / Centro — walkable to everything, touristy
• Malasaña — indie shops, bars, boutique hotels
• Chueca — LGBTQ+ heart, design hotels
• La Latina — tapas central, weekend Rastro market

Hostels

• The Hat Madrid — rooftop bar just off Plaza Mayor
• Generator Madrid — near Alonso Martínez metro
• 2060 The Newton Hostel — quiet, near Retiro

• Metro

  12 lines, one of Europe's largest networks. €1.50–2 single; €12.20 10-trip Metrobús card.

• Bus (EMT)

  Same fares as metro; 24-hour night 'búhos' from Cibeles.

• Cercanías rail

  Suburban trains link Atocha, Sol, Chamartín and the airport.

• BiciMAD

  Public e-bike system, ~€2 for 30 min with the app.

• Taxi

  White cabs with red stripe. Fixed €33 flat rate to/from the airport within M-30.

Airport to city center

• Metro Line 8

  To Nuevos Ministerios in 15 min; €4.50–5 with airport supplement.

• Cercanías C-1

  T4 to Chamartín/Atocha in 25 min, €2.60.

• Express Bus 203

  24/7 yellow bus to Atocha, €5.

• Taxi

  Flat €33 to central Madrid (inside M-30).