How to get to Prado, Reina Sofía and Retiro in Madrid

Metro L2 to Banco de España for the Prado and the Thyssen, L1 to Atocha for the Reina Sofía, L2 to Retiro for the park. From Sol it is a 15 minute walk.

It depends on your legs and the weather. The line above is the reliable option, and the walk only makes sense if you want to see the streets in between. In Madrid the metro runs often enough that waiting is rarely the problem.

In and around Prado, Reina Sofía and Retiro you have Museo del Prado, Museo Reina Sofía, Museo Thyssen, Parque del Retiro. It pays to plan the area in one go instead of crossing Madrid twice.

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The airport options for Madrid, bus, metro, train and taxi, with times and what each one costs, are compared in our airport guide.

Fares change every year, so we keep them in one place instead of repeating them on every page. Our Madrid transport guide has the current single ticket, the travel cards and the number of trips where each one starts paying off.