Cercanías C1orMetro to Sol, lines 8, 10 and 1?

C1 · RenfeCercanías C1

From

Aeropuerto T4 station, platform level -1

To

Madrid Chamartín-Clara Campoamor, the terminus almost every C1 train actually reaches

Luggage

An ordinary Cercanías carriage; no racks, no hold.

Runs

05:57–23:27

Journey

15–16 min

It is a shuttle for all but a couple of early departures: Aeropuerto T4 to Chamartín and back, and nowhere else. For Atocha or the centre proper, change at Chamartín onto another Cercanías line.

The EUR 1.70 fare is reasoned from the line's own zone data, not stated outright for this route — CRTM's diagram marks T4 with an unpriced "special airport fare" that may yet turn out to differ.

Aena's own page still describes C1 running through to Príncipe Pío and Atocha. It is not wrong, only describing the rare pattern: 60 of 4,320 scheduled trips in Renfe's own September 2026 timetable go that far: the rest turn back at Chamartín.

For Puerta del Sol itself, this only gets you as far as Chamartín — change there for the metro or another Cercanías line, or take the direct metro chain instead.

Cercanías C1: price for every party size

L8→L10→L1 · Metro de MadridMetro to Sol, lines 8, 10 and 1

From

Metro stations Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 or Aeropuerto T4

To

Puerta del Sol, changing at Nuevos Ministerios and at Tribunal

Luggage

An ordinary metro carriage; no racks, no hold.

Runs

06:05–01:33

Journey

24–29 min

Two changes: line 8 to line 10 at Nuevos Ministerios, then line 10 to line 1 at Tribunal. The ride time above is the three trains only — finding the platform at each change is not counted.

From Terminal 4 the single ticket costs EUR 1.70 rather than EUR 1.50, one station-band up: EUR 4.70 with the supplement, not EUR 4.50.

The EUR 3.00 airport supplement is charged on your way OUT at Sol, not when you board — a plain EUR 1.50-1.70 single bought at the airport machine is not enough on its own.

The other way to Nuevos Ministerios, via line 6 to Cuatro Caminos then line 1, is about three minutes slower — this route is quicker.

Metro to Sol, lines 8, 10 and 1: price for every party size