Public transport in Madrid: how you can travel within the city
Madrid has a well-organized, fast, clean and safe transportation system. Here you can find different modes of transport you can use for moving within the city.
Metro
It’s one of the fast and comfortable public transport in Madrid.
The working hours: from 6 am to 1.30 am.
The prices:
· single trip: 1,5 – 2 €, depends on how many stations you use.
· 10-rides ticket: 12,20 €
The metro ticket you can use for both metro and bus.
Likewise, if you going to use the public transport many times during the day, then I would advise you to take the Tourist travel pass for 1,2,3,5 or 7 days. It’s divided into two zones: A and T. The main touristic places and sightseeing stay within Zone A. It includes the transport to and from the airport. But if you are willing to visit Guadalajara and Toledo, to use the Parla tramway or Metro Ligero light rail trains ML1, ML2 and ML3 then take the pass for Zona T.
Here are the tariffs for the Tourist travel pass:
Zona A: 1 day – €8.40; 2 days – €14.20, 3 days – €18.40, 5 days – €26.80, 7 days – €35.40
Zona T: 1 day – €17,00; 2 days – €28,40, 3 days – €35.40, 5 days – €50.80, 7 days – €70,80
Madrid’s Metro has also the user-friendly app where you can find out how to get to the needed station, how long it will take and find another useful information.
To download in Google Play / To download in iTunes
Bus
The largest bus operator in Madrid is EMT. You can recognize its buses by blue color. Buses run every day from 6:00 to 23:30 and every night from 23: 30 to 06:00.
The prices:
· single ticket: 1.50 €
· 10-journey card for Zone A, EMT buses and ML1 (light rail train): €12.20
· 10-journey card for EMT buses with line change option: €18.30
Where can you buy the ticket?
· single ticket and the Airport Express ticket you are able to buy onboard the bus.
· the Metrobús ticket you can get at some newsstands and tobacconists shops as well as at Metro station.
· the 10-trip Bus+Bus EMT ticket you can also buy in tobacconist’s shops and newsstands of zone A.
Light Rail/Tram
One more way to move in the city. It works with the same schedule as metro: from 6:00 am to 1:30 am. The ticket you can buy directly at the stations and stops.
The prices:
· single trip: 1,50-2 €
· 10-rides ticket: 12,20 €
· Metro combines ticket: for a single trip – 3 €, for 10-trip ticket – 18,30 €
Metro combines ticket you can use in Madrid metro, TFM, Metro Ligero (light rail tram system) de Madrid and Metro Ligero Oeste.
Electric bicycle
Another public transport you can use to travel within Madrid. 
As for me, it is the most enjoyable way to move especially when the weather is good and you are not in a big hurry.
To rent it is pretty easy with the guide I give in the post about electric bikes. There you will get as well all detailed information about the prices, instructions how to use and other useful information.
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