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Travelling
from Barajas Airport to Alcala de Henares is not as easy as it should. These
are the most common options used by Spaniards:
Taxi from Barajas Airport to Alcala
The most convenient option for you (but not for your wallet), especially
if you are travelling with much luggage.
- Pro: Fast
and very convenient, you can practice your Spanish skills
- Contra: as
mentioned, not good for your wallet
- Time: 25-35
min
- Price:
Depends on your final destination, but be sure of having at least 30-45
euros with you.
Bus from Barajas Airport to Alcala
There are no
buses from Alcalá going directly to the airport, so you will have to change
buses! A new bus Alcalá de Henares-Airport is running since March 2013.
Information about schedule and routes are available in here.
Going to
Alcalá with the bus is a cheap option – and if there is not much traffic
– also the fastest way to reach Alcalá.
1. If you
are in terminals T1, T2 or T3 take no. 824 directly to Alcalá de
Henares. (T3 is in a walking distance to the bus stop)
2. If in terminal
T4 you will need to take the airport bus connecting the terminals. Once you
are in terminals T1 or T2, take no. 824 directly to Alcalá de
Henares.
Be aware
that in the buses heading to Alcala, you will have to put your luggage in the
boot of the bus by yourself. And then get on the bus and pay your ticket
directly to the driver. If you are traveling alone, be careful of paying with
bills no higher than 5 euros, since drivers hardly carry any change, and they
don’t accept higher bills for just one ticket!!
- Pro:
Fastest way
- Contra: Road
congestion, and for some reason one feels less comfortable in a bus than
in a train or subway.
- Time: Aprox.
¾ hours (a bit longer if you are in T4)
- Price: 3.60
euros
Subway (Metro de Madrid)
The subway
is not a very good option for getting out of the airport. Since there is not
any subway station in Alcala you will have to change your mean of transport
to the train or bus. Besides, it is the most expensive option to go to Alcala
using the public transport, since you will have to pay 3 extra euros just for
exiting (or entering) the airport.
If you however decide using the subway, the best option is to get on T4 or
T1-T2-T3 subway stations going in the direction of Nuevos Ministerios. In
Nuevos Ministerios you will have to change to the train, which in Madrid are
called “Cercanías”. You need to take trains heading for Alcala de Henares or
Guadalajara, which are train lines C-7 or C-2.
- Pro: forget
about road congestions
- Contra: it is
possibly the slowest option and the most expensive one after taking a taxi
- Time:
1:20-1:30 hours (aprox. 20min from airport to Nuevos Ministerios, then
aprox. 40 min to Alcala – if you don’t have to wait for the train and you
are a light traveller.)
- Price: Subway: 3.5-3.7 euros, train: 3.85 euros. Total 7.35-7.55 euros.
There are
not direct trains from the airport to Alcala de Henares, and so you will have
to change trains most likely in Atocha.
First, from T4 train station take any train going to Principe Pio, after five
stations (at Atocha) get off and take a train of lines C-7 or C-2, heading
either to Alcala de Henares or Guadalajara (they also stop in Alcala de
Henares). You can also catch the train going to Alcala in some stations before
Atocha, but we recommend changing trains in there, since you will not have to
change the platform.
- Pro: Forget
about road congestions
- Contra: the
train station is only in T4, if you are in any other terminal, you will
have to spend some time getting there (there is a free bus shuttle between
terminals). Also, there is only one train going into/out of the airport
every 30min.
- Time: Aprox.
1-1:15 hours
- Price: 3,25€
Finally,
this is a
map of the airport connections between terminals, in case you need
to take the the airport bus connecting them or to know where the bus, subway or
train stops are.
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