| Transportation
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Introduction
For any and all traveling within Madrid, you have one of the finest public transportation systems at your disposal: a tri-faceted web of buses, underground and local commuter trains. For our convenience the general community of Madrid has been divided into zones. And as such, has unified the prices and tariffs for the locations serviced by Madrid's transportation network.
The Abono transporte, a monthly public transportation pass, is the economic solution to the daily transport. It is a pass that can be used with no limitation to the number of trips via any means of public transportation within the Community of Madrid (urban and suburban Metro, buses and local commuter trains network).
You can choose between a period of validity for a month or a year and according to your age (all prices shown in Pesetas):
| Passes |
A |
B1 |
B2 |
B1-B2 |
B3 |
C1 |
C2 |
| Youth Monthly |
3.415 |
3.860 |
4.390 |
2.880 |
5.025 |
5.475 |
6.025 |
| Monthly |
5.000 |
5.800 |
6.625 |
4.215 |
7.450 |
8.235 |
9.110 |
| Annual |
55.000 |
63.800 |
72.875 |
n/a |
81.950 |
90.585 |
100.210 |
| Senior Citizen Monthly |
1.350 |
| Senior Citizen Annual |
14.850 |
| Abono Youth |
Valid until June 30 of the year you turn 21 |
| Abono Normal |
From 21 to 64 years of age |
| Abono Senior Citizen |
From 65 years on up |
To acquire it, you must follow 2 steps:
1.- Go with a photograph and Passport to any tobacconist (estanco), where they will give you an "Abono Transporte." (The Youth and Senior Citizen Passes are available in tobacconists or, usually, delivered 10 days later by mail).
2.- Upon presenting the Pass they will give you the monthly ticket. (The Pass can be purchased from the 20th of the preceding month up to the 10th of the current month).
**- If you are a foreigner, presenting an address and a photograph is all you need.
In order to acquire the annual Pass, you must go to the Regional Partnership of Transportation of Madrid, "Consorcio Regional de Transporte de Madrid", (Plaza del Descubridor Diego de Ordás, 3) with a photo and photocopy of your Passport, before the 5th of the previous month.
- Zone A:
Madrid Metropolitan Area
Metro: All lines.
EMT (Bus): All the lines (excluding the Colón-Airport line).
RENFE: Routes between stations within the metropolitan area.
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- Zona B1:
Zone A plus: Alcobendas - Alcorcón - Coslada - Computer Science Faculty (Montepríncipe) - Getafe - Las Margaritas (Getafe) - Leganés - El Pardo - Paracuellos del Jarama (downtown) - Perales del Río - Pozuelo de Alarcón (downtown) - Rivas-Vaciamadrid - San Fernando de Henares - San José de Valderas - San Sebastián de los Reyes (downtown).
- Zone B2:
All of Zones A , B1 plus: Ajalvir - Belvis - Boadilla del Monte - Fuenlabrada - Majadahonda - Las Matas - Mejorada del Campo - Móstoles - Parla - Pinto - Rivas-Vaciamadrid (downtown) - Pinar de las Rozas - Las Rozas de Madrid - Torrejón de Ardoz - tres Cantos - Urbanización Fuente del Fresno - Velilla de San Antonio (downtown).
- Zone B1-B2:
Just for movements between the zones B1 and B2.
- Zone B3:
Zones A, B1, B2 plus: Alcalá de Henares (downtown and university) - Algete - Arganda del Rey (downtown) - Arroyomolinos (downtown) - Brunete (downtown) - Ciempozuelos (downtown) - Cobeña - Colmenar Viejo (downtown) - Colmenarejo (downtown) - Collado Villalba (downtown) - Daganzo de Arriba (downtown) - Galapagar (downtown) - Griñón (downtown) Griñón (downtown) - Hoyo de Manzanares - Humanes de Madrid - Loeches (downtown) - Moraleja de Enmedio - Navalcarnero (downtown) - San Agustín del Guadalíx (downtown) - San Martín de la Vega - Urbanización Ciudalcampo - Torrejón de la Calzada (downtown) - Torrejón de Velasco (downtown) - Torrelodones - Valdemoro - Villanueva de la Cañada (downtown) - Villanueva del Pardillo.
- Zone C1:
A, B1, B2, B3 Zones plus:Alcalá de Henares (downtown and university) - Algete - Arganda del Rey (downtown) - Arroyomolinos (downtown) - Brunete (downtown) - Ciempozuelos (downtown) - Cobeña - Colmenar Viejo (downtown) - Colmenarejo (downtown) - Collado Villalba (downtown) - Daganzo de Arriba (downtown) - Galapagar (downtown) - Griñón (downtown) Griñón (downtown) - Hoyo de Manzanares - Humanes de Madrid - Loeches (downtown) - Moraleja de Enmedio - Navalcarnero (downtown) - San Agustín del Guadalíx (downtown) - San Martín de la Vega - Urbanización Ciudalcampo - Torrejón de la Calzada (downtown) - Torrejón de Velasco (downtown) - Torrelodones - Valdemoro - Villanueva de la Cañada (downtown) Villanueva del Pardillo.
- Zona C2:
Todas las Zonas A , B1, B2, B3, C2 másLa Acebeda - Alameda del Valle - Aldea del Fresno - Ambite - Anchuelo - Aranjuez - El Atazar - Becerril de la Sierra - Belmonte de Tajo - El Berrueco - Berzosa del Lozoya - El Boalo - Braojos - Brea de Tajo - Buitrago del Lozoya - Bustarviejo - Cabanillas de la Sierra - La Cabrera - Cadalso de los Vidrios - Canencia - Carabaña - Cenicientos - Cercedilla - Cervera de Buitrago - Chapinería - Colmenar de Oreja - Colmenar del Arroyo - Collado Mediano - Corpa - Estremera - Fresnedillas - Fuentidueña de Tajo - Garganta de los Montes - Gargantilla del Lozoya - Gascones - Guadalíx de la Sierra - La Hiruela - Horcajo de la Sierra - Horcajuelo de la Sierra - Lozoya - Lozoyuela - Navas - Sieteiglesias - Madarcos - Manzanares el Real - Miraflores de la Sierra - Los Molinos - Montejo de la Sierra - Navacerrada - Navalafuente - Navalagamella - Navarredonda - Navas del Rey - Nuevo Batzan - Olmeda de las Fuentes - Orusco - Patones - Pelayos de la Presa - Pezuela de las Torres - Pinilla del Valle - Piñuecar - Pozuelo del Rey (downtown) - Pradena del Rincón - Puebla de la Sierra - Puentes Viejas - Rascafría - Redueña - Robledillo de la Jara - Robledo de Chavela - Robregordo - Rozas de Puerto Real - San Lorenzo de El Escorial - San Martín de Valdeiglesias - Santa María de la Alameda - Santorcaz - La Serna del Monte - Somosierra - Talamanca - Tielmes - Torrelaguna - Torremocha de Jarama - Valderacate - Valdelaguna - Valdemanco - Valdemaqueda - Valdepielagos - Valdilecha - Valverde de Alcalá - El Vellón - Venturada - Villa del Prado - Villaconejos - Villamanrique de Tajo - Villamanta - Villamantilla - Villanueva de Perales - Villar del Olmo - Villarejo de Salvanes - Villaviciosa de Odón - Villavieja del Lozoya - Zarzalejo
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