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Madrid City Tour is the only official Hop On Hop Off tour bus in Madrid, which offers you the chance to get on and off the tour bus as many times as you like and including its open-top deck so that you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city.
➡Timetable Route 1 - Historic Madrid: 10:00 - 18:00.
Last tour from Museo del Prado starts at: 16:20
Full tour duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Paseo del Prado is closed to traffic every Sunday from Atocha to Cibeles, from 9:00 to 16:00. It affects the Botanical Garden and Prado Museum stops; but alternative stops are enabled in Alfonso XII street. Route 1 and Route 1 Extended leaves from Alfonso XII street.
Alternative stop at Puerta Felipe IV of the Retiro Park, located in Alfonso XII Street, in front of number 28 (Casón del Buen Retiro)
➡Timetable Route 1 Extended - Two departures per day: at 10:10 and 14:30
Full tour duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Paseo del Prado is closed to traffic every Sunday from Atocha to Cibeles, from 9:00 to 16:00. It affects the Botanical Garden and Prado Museum stops; but alternative stops are enabled in Alfonso XII street. Route 1 and Route 1 Extended leaves from Alfonso XII street.
Alternative stop at the Felipe IV Gate of the Retiro Park, located in Alfonso XII Street, in front of number 28 (Casón del Buen Retiro).
➡Timetable Route 2 - Modern Madrid: 10:00 - 18:00.
Last tour from Plaza Neptuno starting at: 16:50
Full tour duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
➡Timetable Route 2 Extended - Two departures per day: at 12:30 and 16:30
Full tour duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
➡Night Route - Two departures pe day: at 22:00 and 23:00 (June 16 - September 15)
Full tour duration: 1 hour
*Bus frequency: every 30-40 minutes ➡ Download our APP to locate the bus in real time!
* Following local Covid regulations, all passengers must board the bus wearing a mask. See more information at the bottom of this page.
MADRID CITY TOUR NOTICE
FRIDAY the 3rd OF FEBRUARY 2023
SUNDAY THE 5th OF FEBRUARY 2023
Apart from the mentioned stops, other unexpected disruptions may occur which can affect others of our bus stops.
We apologize for the inconveniences.
Some of the stops of the Historical Madrid Route are suspended due to the pedestrianization of Puerta del Sol. We will soon offer a new definitive touristic route.
Discover the historical and emblematic Madrid with the Madrid City Tour Route 1: Historical Madrid. This circular itinerary will take you to Madrid's heart, to go over the magnificent woodland and artistic Paseo del Prado, and to admire the architectural jewels of the Hapsburg. The history of Madrid and Spain has been written in the most classical area of Madrid's streets, districts and more symbolic highlights. From Triángulo del Arte to Palacio Real and from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta de Toledo, the Madrid City Tour Route 1: Historical Madrid offers you a complete historical, artistic and monumental tour to visit the most emblematic city's tourist places.
Create your own bus tour itinerary, go over Madrid's old town on your own and visit the most characteristic monuments of Madrid. Barrio de las Letras, Paseo del Prado, Parque de El Retiro, Gran Vía and Puerta del Sol are some of the most symbolic places in Madrid that you must visit on foot. Artistic, historical, bucolic and gastronomic. The Madrid City Tour Route 1: Historical Madrid offers you all the looks of this majestic city.
All the routes are included in the price of the ticket.
Madrid is more than historical places and royalty monuments. The Madrid City Tour Route 2: Modern Madrid will allow you to get to know the newest and most innovative Madrid: from Estación de Atocha to Nuevos Ministerios and from Puerta de Alcalá to Puerta del Sol. Discover the most contemporary architectural masterpieces of the capital of Spain in a tourist bus itinerary that will take you to the imposing Torres KIO, to admire the Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí works at Museo Reina Sofía, to contemplate modern sculptures at Museo de Arte Público and to raise your eyes to Colón towers.
The Madrid City Tour Route 2: Modern Madrid focuses its tour in this avant-garde museums area and governmental headquarter. The Congreso de los Diputados and ministerial buildings of Nuevos Ministerios carry a great weight in this route. Also sport is well represented and the itinerary gets you close to Estado Santiago Bernabéu, the Real Madrid stadium. Life, art and most contemporary style of Madrid are perfectly contemplated in our tourist buses Route 2: Modern Madrid. A unique itinerary that will take you to discover the most modern architectural wonders of the capital of Spain.
All the routes are included in the price of the ticket.
On board the Extended Route 1: Historical Madrid you will explore the tourist places of Route 1 Historical Madrid as well as those monuments which are distant from the city centre and that worth a visit during your stay in Madrid. The Extended Route 1: Historical Madrid will get you close to the historical Puente de Segovia and Puente de Toledo, to the Manzanares River bank and to the unforgettable Teleférico from where you will admire the finest panoramic views of the city.
To enjoy Madrid, the Extended Route 1: Historical Madrid has two hours of operation per day, depending on the season. You will be able to go over this city's zone taking the bus at 10:10 hours and 14:30 hours in Winter, and at 10:05 hours and 18:05 in Summer.
Route duration: 1h 45 min.
All the routes are included in the price of the ticket.
The Extended Route 2: Modern Madrid will take you to the tourist places of Route 2 Modern Madrid as well as other essential monuments: the imposing Torres KIO, the magnificent Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, the modern Palacio de Deportes, the palace Casón del Buen Retiro and to the emblematic Estación de Atocha.
To enjoy Madrid's modernity, the Extended Route 2: Modern Madrid makes available to you two hours of operation per day, depending on the season: at 12:30 hours and 16:30 hours in Winter, and at 12:15 hours and 16:05 hours in Summer.
Route duration: 1h 45 min.
All the routes are included in the price of the ticket.
ROUTE 1: HISTORIAL MADRID
Some of the stops of the Historical Madrid Route are suspended due to the pedestrianization of Puerta del Sol. We will soon offer a new definitive touristic route.
See details Historical Madrid (Essential Route)
See details Historical Madrid (Extended Route)
1.- Museo del Prado* | 12.1.- Puente de Segovia (Extended Route) |
2.- Puerta de Alcalá | 12.2.- Paseo de Pontones - Madrid Río (Extended Route) |
3.- Barrio de Salamanca | 12.3.- Puente de Toledo (Extended Route) |
4.- Plaza de Colón | 13.- Puerta de Toledo |
5.- Plaza de Cibeles | 14.- Gran Vía de S. Francisco, 8 |
6.- Gran Vía, 14 | 15.- Colegiata/Mayor |
7.- Gran Vía, 32 | 16.- Atocha, 116 |
8.- Gran Vía, 54 | 17.- Jardín Botánico |
9.- Plaza de España | 1.- Museo del Prado |
10.1.- Princesa Esq. Alberto Aguilera (Extended Route) | |
10.2.- Plaza de Moncloa (Extended Route) | |
10.3.- Teleférico (Extended Route) | |
11.- Templo de Debod | |
12.- Puerta de San Vicente |
*Paseo del Prado is closed to traffic every Sunday from Atocha to Cibeles, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. It affects the stops Jardín Botánico and Museo del Prado; but alternative stops are enabled in Alfonso XII street. Route 1 Extended departs from Alfonso XII street.
1.- Plaza de Neptuno | 10.1.- Ortega y Gasset (Extended Route) |
2.- Plaza de Cibeles | 10.2.- Ventas Bullring (Extended Route) |
3.- Plaza de Colón | 10.3.- Goya Palacio de Deportes (Extended Route) |
4.- Museo de las Esculturas | 10.4.- Puerta de Alcalá (Extended Route) |
5.- Museo de Ciencias Naturales | 10.5.- Casón del Buen Retiro (Extended Route) |
6.- Nuevos Ministerios | 10.6.- Atocha - Glorieta Emperador Carlos V (Extended Route) |
6.1.- Plaza de Cuzco (Extended Route) | 11.- Serrano, 66 |
6.2.- Plaza de Castilla (Extended Route) | 12.- Museo Arqueológico |
7.- Santiado Bernabeu - Concha Espina, 18 | 13.- Puerta de Alcalá |
8.- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | 14.- Alcalá, 17 |
9.- Museo Lázaro Galdiano | 15.- Puerta del Sol |
10.- Serrano, 61 | 16.- Plaza de las Cortes |
*All the routes are included in the price of the ticket.*
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How often do the buses pass by the stops?
The current operational frequency ranges from 30 to 40 minutes. However, these frequencies may vary, because of traffic, number of people at stops, and others.
It is advisable to download the City Tour Wordlwide app to locate the bus in real time.
The frequency of the buses means that you can do the whole route throughout the day up until 80 minutes or 65 minutes before the bus services finish for the day. The 16.40 and 20.40 buses (depending on the season) are the last ones which will allow you to do the whole of route 1. The 16.50 and 20.50 buses (depending on the season) are the last ones for route 2.
How long does each route take?
MADRID CITY TOUR service has been designed in the way that Route 1 lasts about 80 minutes and Route 2 lasts about 60 minutes. However these routes times may vary, because of the traffic, the number of people at the stops and others. Remember that you can hop on and off at any bus stop when you like on the same day.
Is it possible to get into the bus at any stop, or should I go to the first stop in the route?
If you already have your tickets or would like to purchase them on the bus itself, you may get the bus at everyone of the MADRID CITY TOUR stops.
Can I get off the bus and take it again later?
Yes, the ticket allows to hop on-off and change the routes as many as you like, using it in a non-limited way, during the official schedule of MADRID CITY TOUR.
Are animals allowed on board?
With the exception of guide dogs, no animals or pets of any kind are permitted on board Madrid City Tour buses.
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