Madrid metro
A dense metro that runs until 01:30 every night, with line 8 to the airport. Sol, Gran Vía and Atocha are the hubs for visitors.
All cities · Metro de Madrid (12 lines + Ramal) · Cercanías · Metro Ligero · checked 2026-09
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After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
Line 1
Colour: light blue · Pinar de Chamartín – Valdecarros
- ChamartínRail station
- TribunalSightsMalasaña
- Gran VíaInterchange
- SolInterchangePuerta del Sol
- Tirso de Molina
- Estación del ArteSightsPrado, Reina Sofía
- AtochaRail station
Line 2
Colour: red · Las Rosas – Cuatro Caminos
- RetiroSightsRetiro Park
- Banco de EspañaSightsCibeles
- Sevilla
- SolInterchange
- ÓperaSightsRoyal Palace
- Noviciado
Line 3
Colour: yellow · Moncloa – El Casar
- MoncloaInterchange
- Plaza de EspañaInterchange
- Callao
- SolInterchange
- LavapiésSights
- Embajadores
Line 8
Colour: pink · Nuevos Ministerios – Aeropuerto T4
- Nuevos MinisteriosInterchange
- Colombia
- Feria de Madrid
- Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3Airport
- Aeropuerto T4Airport
Line 10
Colour: dark blue (check) · Hospital Infanta Sofía – Puerta del Sur
- ChamartínInterchange
- Santiago BernabéuSightsstadium
- Nuevos MinisteriosInterchange
- TribunalInterchange
- Plaza de EspañaInterchange
- Príncipe PíoInterchange
Also: Lines 4–7, 9, 11, 12 (MetroSur), the Ramal Ópera–Príncipe Pío and Cercanías.
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Metro de Madrid | Daily | 06:00 – 01:306:00 AM – 1:30 AM |
About 06:00–01:30 every day (check).About 6:00 AM–1:30 AM every day (check).
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 2–4 min
- Off-peak
- 5–10 min
- Night
- up to 15 min late evening
Airport rail linkcheck
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas (MAD)
Line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios (about 15 min), Cercanías C1 from T4, or the 24-hour Exprés Aeropuerto bus to Cibeles/Atocha.
Last departure: Metro about 01:30 (check); airport express bus all nightMetro about 1:30 AM (check); airport express bus all night
Farescheck
Single tickets by number of stations within Zone A, with 10-trip multi tickets; airport stations add a supplement of a few euros (check). Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: Tarjeta Transporte Público (multi card)
Stations to know
- AirportAeropuerto T1-T2-T3Line 8
- AirportAeropuerto T4Line 8
- Rail stationChamartínLine 1
- Rail stationAtochaLine 1
- SightsTribunal — MalasañaLine 1
- SightsEstación del Arte — Prado, Reina SofíaLine 1
- SightsRetiro — Retiro ParkLine 2
- SightsBanco de España — CibelesLine 2
- SightsÓpera — Royal PalaceLine 2
- SightsLavapiésLine 3
- SightsSantiago Bernabéu — stadiumLine 10
Step-free accesscheck
About two-thirds of stations have lifts (check); newer lines are fully step-free.
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Stand right on escalators.
- Wait for people to get off; doors open with a button on older trains.
- Pickpockets work Sol and line 1 and 8.
After the last traincheck
- Night buses ('búhos') from Cibeles, about 00:00–06:00 every 15–35 min.Night buses ('búhos') from Cibeles, about 12:00 AM–6:00 AM every 15–35 min.
- Taxis (white with a red stripe), Cabify, Uber and FREENOW.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.