Madrid City Breaks 2025/2026
Our Madrid City Break Guide 2025/2026
Spain's capital city is a wonderful destination to escape to in 2025/2026. Madrid city breaks are full of history, culture, and epic food. Wake up in your boutique room, before heading out for a bite for breakfast and then head on to discover some of the world's finest art galleries. However you plan on spending your time in Madrid, here's our guide to help you out.
Getting To, From & Around Madrid
Just a 2 hour 30 minute flight from the UK, you can jump on a plane to Madrid from a number of regional airports including Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol, and of course, London Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow. Once you've arrived, the Metro runs from Barajas Airport in the north east, to heart of the city every and is the easiest and affordable way to get into the centre. The line runs from 6am until 2am with the journey taking only 12 minutes. A single journey is around €5 each way.
Once in the city, the Metro is a great way to get around. You can buy a Multi Card which can be topped up. Ticket types including single tickets, multi-journey and tourist tickets.