Getting around Madrid

Getting around Madrid

The purpose of this post is that you know how to get around Madrid and know different alternatives.your trip to Madrid is getting closer and soon you will be enjoying the enormous possibilities offered by the Spanish capital. If you still do not know Madrid we will give you some simple tips to make it easier for you and adapt to your economic possibilities.

Get a public transportation card.

 

Moving from one point of the city to another is much easier and faster to do it with the metro network. In almost every corner of Madrid and its surroundings you can find a metro stop. From this year 2018 it is mandatory to acquire a metro card. public transportation card.Transportation Apartments madrid The price of the card is usually around 4 € approximately. We recommend you to buy this card and make recharges as you need. A recharge for 10 trips will cost you 12€.

To do this, simply go to any of the machines you will find at the metro entrance and follow the simple on-screen instructions to successfully complete the purchase of the card and recharge your respective trips.

This card will also be valid for travel on the capital's bus network (EMT).

At night...

 

How to get around Madrid at night you can do it in many ways. In point number 1 we recommend you to buy your public transport card. This is the cheapest and sometimes the cheapest way to get around the city.

Keep in mind that at night the subway runs until 1:30 am so if you want to return to your accommodation you should know that it is not possible to do so by subway.

But don't worry, there are other alternatives such as night buses, in Madrid they are called búhos. They operate every day of the week and on weekends they even have special schedules. You can check here their schedules, destinations and other information.

However, if you do not want to use public transportation, you have other options:

Electric cars, motorcycles and bicycles

 

Electric cars for rent by the minute:

 

is a very good option since these cars can be parked in any area of Madrid without paying blue or green zone. Its use is very simple. First you download the app, then you will see a map in real time of the vehicles that are near you and from this same app you can book the one you are most interested in.

Opening and closing the car is done from the same cell phone. Just go to the destination you want, park and forget about it. Someone else will be able to use the car you left as soon as you release it.

In addition, from the app you can see other details such as the battery level of the vehicle you want to purchase. You will be able to move around the city without problems but, be careful! You will not be able to park beyond the limits established by the company, but in general it is usually quite wide.

Some companies are Car2go, Emov, or Ziti.

 

 

Electric bicycles

You can also find out how to get around Madrid with the electric bike option. In this case Bicimad

There are many stations and bicycles scattered throughout the city. If you want to buy one of these, go to the totem that you will find at each station or bike stop. There, as an occasional user, you can exchange your card for one, three or five days. With this card you will be able to take a bicycle as many times as you want and you will only be charged for the time you use it. For more information about this method, please click here.

Private cars

If you do not want to drive you know that you always have the cab, but we give you other parallel tips that may be more profitable as cabify or uber. They work in a similar way to the above mentioned, you download the app and see the cars near your current location. You can find out the model of car you are getting into, get the name and phone number of the driver as well as the license plate number of the vehicle. The good thing about using these apps is that by entering the destination address you will already know the closed price that the ride will cost you even before you book your trip.

A Pie...

The best way to get to know Madrid is walking as much as possible, this way you can discover places you had not planned and many more things. From Grupo Roisa we recommend a Free Tour.

To experience the city to the fullest and especially to know its history or some of the secrets that await you, it is advisable to take a tour. As in many of the European capitals, there is the possibility to take a "free" tour. Generally at the end of the tour you can give a tip or put the price you consider appropriate according to the service you have received from one of the guides.

These tours are available in several languages, at different times and every day of the year.

From Grupo Roisa we recommend the Sandemans tour, apart from being able to make a free tour you also have other options and / or visits available.

 

Apart from having talked about how to move around Madrid, we leave you this link in detail if you need to get from Barajas airport to your chosen Roisa Accommodation.

 

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