 | Madrid Getting around Reviews | Tips 1 - 10 of 24 |  |
The ideal way to get to know Madrid is to take the tourist buses. For one price you get the opportunity to ride on one or all of the three buses. There is a good commentary and through headphones provided you can choose from a number of different languages.
The red route takes you on the historical Madrid route. The blue route takes you on the modern Madrid route and the green route is the monumental Madrid. It is an excellent way to see the city and you don’t wear out your shoe leather in the process. Note the places of interest to you and visit them later.
The red and blue routes last approximately 75 minutes each and the green route is about 40 minutes long.
A one day ticket is 13 Euros and a two day ticket is 17 Euros. (discounts for young people and senior citizens.) Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Madrid?
Read reviews about Madrid Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
Opening in 1969 and connecting Madrid city centre to Casa de Campo is the Telerifico. It is a Gondola style car the rides high above Madrid. It takes 11 minutes to complete the ride (seemed more like 111 to me)
The views across Madrid and then across the vast shrubland of Casa de Campo were worth me being scared!! The trip costs 3.10 Euros for a single and 4.45 for the return journey. You can take the ride from near to the Templo de Debod just down the road from the Palace gardens. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
|
Motorcycle is the best way to move around Madrid. No traffic jams, no parking problems, no delays, cheap, you don't need A/C.
Of course if you come for 3-4 days, you won't bring your motorbike, but you can always rent a scooter.
BTW, rent a little one, not one of those huge monsters like Ivan's, which are quite inconvenient for traffic jams, LOL Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
|
ok, we bought one of those ten-rides tickes that is valid for the Metro and the Bus, to have it just in case. Though we walked most of the time - BuT IT IS WORTH IT. In case your feet hurt too much, moving around the city by metro or bus is just fine. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
|
This pass will give you free transport on buses, commuter trains and metro within the zone you buy it for. Madrid is divided into 2 zones: Zone A, which basically is Madrid, and Zone T which includes El Escorial, Alcalá de Henares, Toledo and Guadalajara.
They sell 1-day, 2-day, 3-day, 5-day and 7-day passes and the price range goes from 3.80€ to 19.80€ for an adult in zone A or 9.60€ to 39.60€ for adult in zone T. With this pass you avoid paying an extra 1€ ticket at Madrid Barajas that does using single tickets have to pay.
You can buy it online and pick it up at the tourist board office at Barajas, terminal 2, right before the subway entrance.
Validate your ticket by inserting it on the machine where you first use it and have it with you at all times, because the controlants can be quite tough (not speaking by experience). I saw 2-3 of them on all the major subway stations.
|
 | |  |
Visiting Madrid?
Read reviews about Madrid Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
Since we were going to tour the south of Spain, we had a car, but we parked it when we were in Madrid and didn't really need it. We walked everywhere. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
|
The best way to get there from the U.K. is Easyjet so cheap. Thanks Stellios.
The Metro in Madrid is cheap and frequent a must for getting round the city. If traveling outside the buses are like luxury coaches some have toilets. Altough we did'nt try them the trains are also very reliable.
ATOCHA STATION :- for trains to the south.There's an express train to Seville that takes only 2 and a half hours. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
|
At first we had some trouble finding a bike rental shop in Madrid, but then found one near Plaza Mayor. We had great fun exploring the city on our bikes. If you avoid the main streets and are used to cycling through city traffic, this is a great way to discover the city and visit its main attractions. Especially recommended is cycling through Retiro park or along the wide avenues on Sunday morning, when there is almost no traffic.
Price is 24 euros for the weekend, but they are closed on Sundays so this only works if you can return the bike on Monday morning. You can also rent a bike for one day. They do not speak English, but with little knowledge of Spanish (bike=bicicleta; rent=alquilar) you're in business! Otero's shop is at Calle Segovia 18-20, 5 minutes walk from the Plaza Mayor. Leave a Comment
|
For everyone who wants to discover Madrid by bike I recommend to go to the bike rental shop called TRIXI . It is located in the very centre of Madrid near the “Puerta del Sol” on the street called “Jardines”. They have very comfortable ´´Dutch type´´ bikes and the staff working there is friendly and very helpful. We rented a bike for a whole day for only 12 € (seems to be the cheapest place in town) which gave us enough time to cycle around the city, visit the most interesting monuments and hidden corners and even to have a break in the Retiro Park
|
|
 |
 |
Search Hotels
Find the best room rates |
|
 |
|
on February 6, 2005
on July 4, 2003
on September 29, 2002
on August 9, 2007
on September 8, 2002
on August 27, 2002
on September 13, 2002
on September 3, 2003
on August 30, 2007
