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Metro and Bus in Spain

Get a travel card, find your line and direction, and ride the metro and bus without missing your stop.

In Madrid you load trips onto a rechargeable transport card at any metro machine, follow lines by number and 'dirección' (the last station), and tap the card on the bus as you get on. Strikes run with servicios mínimos, so trains come less often. The cards follow one trip across town by metro and then bus.

Passengers of various ages engaged in activities on a crowded urban bus during the day.
Photo: Ernest Ghazaryan on Pexels
  1. 1

    ¿Dónde está la boca de metro más cercana?

    Where's the nearest metro entrance?

  2. 2

    Quería sacar la tarjeta de transporte.

    I'd like to get a travel card.

  3. 3

    ¿Cómo la recargo?

    How do I top it up?

  4. 4

    Un bono de diez viajes, por favor.

    A ten-trip ticket, please.

  5. 5

    ¿Qué línea va a Sol?

    Which line goes to Sol?

  6. 6

    ¿Tengo que hacer transbordo?

    Do I have to change?

  7. 7

    ¿Qué dirección tengo que coger?

    Which direction do I need to take?

  8. 8

    ¿Este autobús va al hospital?

    Does this bus go to the hospital?

  9. 9

    ¿Cuántas paradas quedan hasta Sol?

    How many stops are left until Sol?

  10. 10

    ¿Me avisa cuando tenga que bajarme?

    Could you tell me when I need to get off?

  11. 11

    Me bajo en la próxima.

    I'm getting off at the next one.

  12. 12

    Perdón, ¿me deja pasar?

    Sorry, can I get past?

  13. 13

    ¿Está libre este asiento?

    Is this seat free?

  14. 14

    ¡Me he pasado de parada!

    I've missed my stop!

  15. 15

    El tren viene con retraso.

    The train's running late.

  16. 16

    ¿Cada cuánto pasa?

    How often does it come?

  17. 17

    ¿A qué hora sale el último autobús?

    What time does the last bus leave?

  18. 18

    Hay que validar la tarjeta al subir.

    You have to tap your card when you get on.

  19. 19

    ¿Está lejos andando?

    Is it far on foot?

  20. 20

    Ojo, hoy hay huelga de metro.

    Careful, there's a metro strike today.