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Most travel night accommodation is now at the same hotel as your group will be staying in. If you have requested to stay at the airport you will most likely be at the NH Exprés Barajas near the Araque Offices. Araque Office hours are from 9am to 7pm, without interruption, but always call ahead before turning up.
Please contact the Spain Supervisor or the area office to arrange a time to pick up your materials.
Facilities to use computers, print materials, make photocopies, phone calls or use maps/guidebooks are available to you at the office. The reception the NH Exprés Barajas are happy to print several pages if you need them to.
From the airport to the airport hotel
See airport shuttle details below. If shuttle unavailable, you can reach the hotel by a RED city bus – 101. You can catch the 101 at Terminals 1, 2 or 3. If you land at Terminal 4, then you will need to take an airport bus to the other Terminals to get the 101. Get off the bus at Plaza del Mar and then follow the map below to the hotel.
For navigating public transport, there is nice free app, called Citymapper, available for many major cities around Europe, including Madrid. It has very thorough searches and tends to be more accurate than Google Maps.
Arriving by train or coming from Madrid
Via Metro – take Line 5 (green line) towards Alameda de Osuna and get off at El Capricho (about half hour from Callao Metro). The office is located at Paseo Alameda de Osuna 70.
How to Get to the Airport – Arrival
· Taxis are not to be taken
· without specific instructions from the Area Office.
· Free shuttle to and from NH Exprés Barajas is available between from 5am to 00.40 am, but check directly with the hotel & call in advance to arrange. If a shuttle bus is not possible, then you can take bus 101 back to the airport.
· If you are staying in downtown Madrid you can use the metro or cercanias (nuevos ministerios to terminal 4) to get to the airport
· On your travel day, please make note of your arrival times and how many transfers will be made. Please keep the area office advised if you have any arrival delays.
· Check in advance which terminal your group is arriving to. You can search the flight number directly on your phone for up-to-date information
· For groups arriving at Terminal 4, Follow signs for T4 Bus Terminal Parking which take you up one floor by moving walkways, on the right (if facing the main doors) . It is a 10/15 minute walk away from arrivals- If you have a chance to go there before the group arrive it is recommendable!
There is also line 8 on the metro (Nuevos Ministerios – Barajas) direct to the airport. Madrid Metro is open from 06.00 am to 02.00 am. You can also use a regular metrobus ticket on this service but will have to pay the extra airport supplement of €3 (you can buy it after arriving at the airport, before leaving the metro station). The Metro now arrives to all terminals.
In Madrid there is a plastic ‘Multi’ card that costs €2.50 and is valid for 10 years. It can be loaded with non-personal tickets (so for example 3 passes of 10 journeys). For more information: http://www.crtm.es/billetes-y-tarifas/tarjeta-multi.aspx
If you arrive in Madrid by train and are going to the airport, or going to take a long-distance train after dropping your group off, you can use the Cercanias train for free – the pdf version of your train ticket will have a QR code – simply scan it at the turnstiles to use the Cercanias trains for several hours prior to/after your train departure/arrival.
For groups starting in Toledo…
You will spend the night before the group arrives in Madrid (see above for travel day details). After meeting the group continue with them to Toledo – about 1 ½ hours drive. Take M30 sur then N401 to Toledo. Please note if doing an ANF you will generally not have a bus for the city sightseeing the next day (unless cookery class is included) so be sure to do your panoramic drive on arrival day, check with the office if any doubts here.
For groups starting in Segovia…
You will spend the night before the group arrives in Madrid (see above for travel day details). After meeting the group you will take them to Segovia, which is about 1½ hours drive.
Take M30 then A6 to Segovia.
How to Get to the Airport – Departure
Trip time is about 30 minutes depending on traffic. Pick up times are arranged based on departure time – normally 3.5 hours before the departure flight. Remember, you should be at the airport at least 3 hours before the flight leaves, unless the flight leaves very early in the morning.