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Taxi, fixed airport fareorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Taxi, fixed airport fare is cheaper by €7. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

Both are listed at 30 min.

Taxi, fixed airport fare: Runs all night. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersTaxi, fixed airport farePre-booked private transferDifference
1€33€40€7
2€33€40€7
3€33€40€7
4€33€40€7
5€33€65€32
6€33€65€32
7€33€65€32
8€33€65€32

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Madrid taxis, regulated by the AyuntamientoTaxi, fixed airport fare
From
Taxi ranks outside every terminal
To
Any address inside the M-30
Luggage
Included. The fare admits no extras of any kind.
Runs
All night
Journey
25–50 min

It is EUR 33.00 for the car, not per person, so it beats the Expres from seven travelers and costs EUR 4.13 a head at eight.

Most Madrid taxis seat four. The ordinance permits up to nine seats including the driver, but an ordinary car is not one of those — ask at the rank for a large vehicle rather than assuming one will be waiting.

The fare stops at the M-30. For an address outside the ring road the meter runs instead, and no price is given for that here.

No authority publishes a taxi journey time. The figure here is the road journey the Expres makes over the same ground, and traffic decides the rest.

Taxi, fixed airport fare: price for every party size

transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
25–50 min

Unlike the official taxi’s regulated flat fare, this price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size and luggage. Confirm the total at the time you book.

At night the sedan is €43 and the minivan €73; the page does not say when night begins.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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