Madrid Barajas airport is situated 13 kms towards the northeast of Madrid.
Madrid Barajas airport is an international airport and has handled 50,846,104 passengers along with 469,740 flights during the year 2008. There are smoking areas in the airport and are located in the arrivals and check-ins, and the boarding areas of the building. The modern technologies used in the smoking areas, take in the smoke and the air is purified.
There are taxi ranks that are situated outside each terminal building of the airport. The taxi ranks are operated in a queue system and they usually move speedily. The taxis at the Madrid Barajas airport can accommodate only 4 people including kids. If there are more than four passengers travelling together then it is advisable for them to use the Madrid Airport Transfer service. Another option apart from the taxi service is the Madrid Airport Shuttle Buses for which passengers can reserve a seat in advance.
The train service from Madrid Airport is cheap and fast and travels to and fro the city centre. The train services consist of the metro rail as well as the mainline trains, which travel through Madrid Airport. The airport has two underground stops, the T2 is situated on the first floor and the other is at T4 on the first floor.
The Madrid Bus services start from all the terminals of the airport and travel to the city centre. There are several bus services that one can avail of from the airport. The bus which travels on line no 101 leaves every 15 minutes and its destination is the city centre.
The public transport and the private shuttle buses are the two types of services that one can choose from.
Barajas airport at Madrid has more than 10,000 parking spaces and can be used for long term as well as short term. The parking space is easy to locate and cheap as well. There are seven parking slots for public use and are located in Terminal T1, T2/3 and T4.
