Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport

This is the overnight lifeline when the metro or flagship express shuts down.

Service

EMT Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto (Atocha – Cibeles – O’Donnell – Airport)

Mode

bus

Freq

15-20 day / 35 nightm

Note

This 24‑hour express bus connects all terminals with O’Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and Atocha, giving direct access or easy onward connections to Sol and Gran Vía. Daytime frequency is roughly every 15–20 minutes (reduced to about every 35 minutes at night) with a flat fare of €5.

If even this pauses, default to the licensed taxi rank or approved ride-hailing pickup outside arrivals.

Service

EMT Line 203 Exprés Aeropuerto (Atocha – Cibeles – O’Donnell – Airport)

Mode

bus

Freq

15-20 day / 35 nightm

Note

This 24‑hour express bus connects all terminals with O’Donnell, Plaza de Cibeles and Atocha, giving direct access or easy onward connections to Sol and Gran Vía. Daytime frequency is roughly every 15–20 minutes (reduced to about every 35 minutes at night) with a flat fare of €5.

Load balance onto the local transit card before midnight because some kiosks shut or stop accepting bills after hours.