Going by metro is the easiest way in from the airport with Line 8 taking you in from Terminals 2 and 4 to Nuevos Ministerios station, just north of the city centre in around 20 mins.

You will need to buy a tarjeta multi transport card for €2.50 and then pay €1.50 plus a €3 airport supplement or €7.30 for a 10-journey ticket plus the supplement. Alternatively you can purchase the tarjeta turistica from €10 a day without the need for the airport supplement.

The yellow Línea Exprés buses run every 15-20 mins from each terminal and take around 40 mins to reach the city centre stops at Cibeles and Atocha (cost €5).

There is a local cercanias train line from T4 (daily 6am to 11.30pm) into Chamartín railway station which takes just 25 mins.

Taxis white with a red diagonal stripe) are always available and charge a fixed tariff of €33 (including airport supplement) to get into the centre.

Bolt and Uber also operate to and from the airport with prior bookings