Madrid has one of the largest underground networks in Europe. Nowadays, the underground allows you to go to any place in the capital and is without doubt the cheapest and the fastest way to travel, as it avoids the capital's constant city traffic jams.

The underground runs from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. from Monday to Sunday. Trains usually run every two minutes during rush hours and every 15 minutes after midnight.

Trains run more often during the week than at weekends. The Pitis underground station (line 7) and the stretch between the Puerta de Arganda station and the Arganda del Rey station have different schedules regarding the rest of stations.

Single Metromadrid  ticket
Valid for only one trip between underground stations in the municipality of Madrid (Zone A).

10-trip Metrobús travel card 
With the Metrobús travel card you will be able to do up to 10 trips on MetroMadrid or EMT, without having to show a different ticket for each means of transport.  It is valid at all underground stations in Zone A and at all EMT stations, except on the Plaza de Colón-Airport line.

Tickets can be bought at:
Ticket offices at any underground station (MetroMadrid, MetroSur and TFM).
Automatic ticket machines located in the halls of underground stations, at the barriers of the Puerta del Sur underground station and on the main platform of the Puerta de Arganda underground station.
EMT stands (not on buses).
Tobacconist's and newsagent's in the municipality of Madrid.


METROSUR
METROSUR IS THE UNDERGROUND NETWORK THAT OPERATES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ALCORCÓN, LEGANÉS AND GETAFE (ZONE B1), MÓSTOLES AND FUENLABRADA (ZONE B2).

Single Metrosur Ticket
Valid for only one trip between line 12 stations and the Puerta del Sur and Joaquín Vilumbrales stations on line 10.

10-trip Metrosur travel card
Valid to for 10 trips on any of the routes inside Metrosur's field of action: line 12 and the Joaquín Vilumbrales and Puerta del Sur stations on line 10.
Metrosur runs from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. After this time, travellers must use night buses (owls) or taxis to move around.
Tickets can be bought at ticket offices at stations or at automatic machines and EMT stands.

There are information booths in the halls of the Atocha-Renfe, Chamartín and Avenida de América stations. Company workers are posted along the entire underground network to help you out. All stations have public-address systems that announce any sort of problem that may affect the usual services, and underground users can get in touch with the station control by means of the yellow intercom devices.


MADRID UNDERGROUND NETWORK

Line 1: Pinar de Chamartín-Valdecarros
Line 2: La Elipa -Cuatro Caminos
Line 3: Villaverde Alto -Moncloa
Line 4: Argüelles -Pinar de Chamartín
Line 5: Alameda de Osuna -Casa de Campo
Line 6: Circular
Line 7: Hospital de Henares -Pitis (*la estación Hospital de Henares está pendiente de inauguración)
Line 8: Nuevos Ministerios -Aeropuerto T4
Line 9: Herrera Oria -Arganda del Rey
Line 10: Hospital del Norte -Puerta del Sur
Line 11: Plaza Elíptica - La Peseta
Line 12: MetroSur
Ramal (R): Ópera -Príncipe Pío

Light Underground System
Line 1: Pinar de Chamartín -Las tablas

More information on: 902 44 44 03
To read complete information on tickets and travel cards: click here
To read complete information on timetables: click here
To download the updated underground map: click khere
You will fin complete information at: http://www.metromadrid.es

ABONO TURÍSTICO

We recommend visitors and tourists to purchase a Tourist Travel Card, which can be used on all public transports in the Community of Madrid. It is the best way to visit all the interesting tourist sites in the city centre and in the rest of the Community.

The travel card can be bought at underground stations, at the Traveller helpdesk at the two airport stations (line 8), at Tourist Offices, at the Regional Transport Consortium, at tourist sites, on the Internet, and also at some tobacconist's and newsagent's. Children under 11 have a 50% discount when purchasing the Tourist Travel Card.

Users can choose between two zones: Zone A, which includes underground services, Madrid EMT and Suburban trains - Renfe, and Zone T, which includes all the previous services plus intercity buses that travel between Madrid and Guadalajara and Toledo - .