Prado: free Mon–Sat 18:00–20:00, Sun and holidays 17:00–19:00. Reina Sofía: free Mon and Wed–Sat 19:00–21:00, Sun 12:30–14:30 (closed Tue). Thyssen: free Mon 12:00–16:00. Times as published, checked 8 October 2026.
Metro Line 8: a €1.50–2.00 single plus the €3 airport supplement (€4.50–5.00). Airport Express bus: €5 flat, 24 hours; it serves Atocha 06:00–23:30 and only Cibeles at night. Cercanías from T4: from €1.70. Fares as published, checked 8 October 2026.
Usually not for city-only trips. A Zone A pass costs €10.30 for 1 day to €43.20 for 7. A 10-trip Metrobús costs €7.30. The pass only draws level with heavy daily use, or with Metro trips to and from the airport. Fares as published, checked 8 October 2026.
Toledo: about 25 min by high-speed train from Atocha. Segovia: about 25 min by AVE from Chamartín to Segovia-Guiomar. El Escorial: Cercanías, about 45 min from Chamartín or 60 min from Atocha. Ávila: about 85 min from Chamartín. Checked 8 October 2026.
Madrileños usually eat lunch around 14:00 and dinner from 21:00. Restaurants generally serve lunch 13:00–16:00 and dinner 20:00–23:30. The menú del día is a fixed-price lunch: a first and second course plus dessert or coffee, for about €15 according to esMADRID.