Madrid: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Madrid is the capital of Spain, 665 m (2,182 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 6,042+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Madrid runs from about 9 h 20 min a day in late December to 15 h 7 min in late June (computed for 40.42° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Madrid is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 14,271-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Madrid: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Madrid · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 6,042+ places to stay in Madrid (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 853 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (364), and 41 are five-star. Across 914 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 2,646,164 reviews in total.
Hotels in Madrid: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 172 hostels in Madrid, out of 6,042 places to stay of every kind — 2.8% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 109 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.8 out of 10, 0.7 below the 8.5 its hotels average. Guests have left 280,905 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Valencia, 302 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Zaragoza, 274 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sevilla, 390 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Murcia, 349 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Alicante, 360 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Bilbao, 323 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Córdoba, 296 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Valladolid, 162 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Gijón, 383 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Gasteiz / Vitoria, 284 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Madrid?
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre.
How big is Madrid?
About 3.3 million people live in Madrid (GeoNames).
What time zone is Madrid in?
Europe/Madrid, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Madrid?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Madrid?
172 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Madrid.
How many hotels are there in Madrid?
Our booking partner lists 6,042 or more places to stay in Madrid, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Madrid?
Valencia (302 km), Zaragoza (274 km), Sevilla (390 km), Murcia (349 km), Alicante (360 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.