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Expres AeropuertoorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Expres Aeropuerto is cheaper by €35. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

Both are listed at 30 min.

Expres Aeropuerto: 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.
TravelersExpres AeropuertoPre-booked private transferDifference
1€5€40€35
2€10€40€30
3€15€40€25
4€20€40€20
5€25€65€40
6€30€65€35
7€35€65€30
8€40€65€25

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
203 · EMT MadridExpres Aeropuerto
From
Stops outside Terminals 1, 2 and 4
To
Atocha station by day, via Cibeles and O'Donnell
Luggage
A city bus with a luggage area; it fills up on a busy arrival.
Runs
All night
Journey
30–40 min

At night it does not go to Atocha. The night service is line N27, which terminates at Cibeles — roughly a kilometer and a half short of Atocha station. If you land after the day service ends and your hotel is by Atocha, plan for that gap.

Journey times are 30 minutes to Terminal 1, 35 to Terminal 2 and 40 to Terminal 4, so which terminal you are at changes the answer by ten minutes.

Your season pass does not work on it. The Abono Transporte covers every other city service and this one is the stated exception.

From seven travelers the regulated taxi is cheaper than seven of these tickets.

Expres Aeropuerto: price for every party size

Check the route and times with EMT
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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