Directions

From Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas to Guadalajara

The nearest airport to Guadalajara is the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport, located at 50 km from Guadalajara city.

Connection by public transport from the airport to Madrid city center is easy with multiple options. It is also possible to arrive to Guadalajara using public transport.

Taxi service

By far the easiest, but most expensive, way to get to Guadalajara from the airport is by taxi. LOC can recommend the following company to book trips to/from the airport to/from Guadalajara

• +34 625 346 544 / + 34 611 571 674 / + 34 625 346 545
• Call to these phone numbers or send a message indicating it is for the Yebes Observatory Workshop to get a closed fare
• Please make reservations in advance to guarantee the service

Option 1 by public transport: metro + commuter train

• Metro: line 8 (pink)

  https://www.planometromadrid.org/mapas-metro/plano-metro-madrid-2022-01.png
  https://www.crtm.es/billetes-y-tarifas/billetes-y-abonos/metro.aspx?idPestana=3&lang=en

  • From Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 to Nuevos Ministerios station (5 stops)
  • From Aeropuerto T4 to Nuevos Ministerios station (7 stops)
  • Estimated fare: single metro ticket ⇨ 1,5 €; Single metro ticket+Supplement from/to the airport ⇨ 4,5 - 5 € ( final fare depends on the number of stations)


• Commuter train: line C2, from Nuevos Ministerios station to Guadalajara train station

  https://www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/cercanias-madrid/lineas
  https://www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/cercanias-madrid/mapas

  • Estimated fare: 7 zones ⇨ 5,5 €

Option 2 by public transport: urban + suburban buses

• Urban buses of Madrid (EMT):
  • Line 101 from terminals T1, T2, T3 to Canillejas
    https://www.emtmadrid.es/Bloques-EMT/EMT-BUS/Mi-linea-(1).aspx?linea=101&lang=en-GB
  • Line 200 from terminals T1, T2, T3, T4 to Canillejas or Avenida de América
    https://www.emtmadrid.es/Bloques-EMT/EMT-BUS/Mi-linea-(1).aspx?linea=200&lang=en-GB
  • Estimated fare: single ticket EMT bus ⇨ 1,5 €


• Suburban bus (Madrid to/from Guadalajara):
  • Line VAC 243, conection from Canillejas or Avenida de América to Guadalajara bus station. https://www.crtm.es/datos_lineas/horarios/82433H1.pdf
    https://www.crtm.es/datos_lineas/horarios/82433H2.pdf
  • Estimated fare: for E1 zone ⇨ 3,4 €

If you arrive to the Guadalajara bus station and you accommodation is AC hotel, Sueño del Infante or Hotel España you can go on foot, in any other case we recommend to take a taxi from the stations to the accommodation.

To rent a car is not recommended due to during the workshop week it is not going to be very useful, no long distances between the different locations.

From Madrid to Guadalajara by bus or commuter train, general information

There are two lines that connect, by commuter train, Madrid and Guadalajara train station: C2 and C8 lines.

• https://www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/cercanias-madrid/lineas
• Main train stations (public transport interchanges) at Madrid city are: Nuevos Ministerios, Atocha and Chamartín.

Avenida de America is the public transport interchange at Madrid that connects with Guadalajara by bus. These are the available schedules:

• https://www.crtm.es/datos_lineas/horarios/82433H1.pdf
• https://www.crtm.es/datos_lineas/horarios/82433H2.pdf
• Estimated fare: for E1 zone ⇨ 3,4 €

From different accommodations to the venue

Although Guadalajara has its own bus network, LOC recommends going on foot from the accommodation to the venue and within the city center, since it is not a large city.

Bus transport in Guadalajara:

• https://www.guadalajara.es/recursos/doc/portal/2021/05/20/plano-transporte-urbano.pdf
• http://urbanos.guadalajara.es/intro.xhtml

• Estimated fare: single ticket ⇨ 1,05 €

Taxi Guadalajara:

• +34 949 212 245 / + 34 949 229 869
• http://www.radiotaxiguadalajara.es/llamar-taxi-en-guadalajara

Please do not hesitate to contact the LOC if you need more information.