By land
Bus
Madrid has two main bus stations out of which the main intercity bus companies operate:
Madrid has two main bus stations out of which the main intercity bus companies operate:
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Estación Sur de Madrid (Méndez Álvaro 83). The main bus companies running through this station are Alsa, Socibus and AutoRes
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Estación Avenida América (Avenida América 9). Among the companies stopping at this station are Continental-Auto and Alsa
Train
Among the Madrid train stations, two are worth mentioning as they are the main stations and because they operate national and international routes:
Among the Madrid train stations, two are worth mentioning as they are the main stations and because they operate national and international routes:
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Estación de Atocha (Plaza del Emperador Carlos V s/n). Only national routes operate from its platforms. The station also ofers a car park, a Policía Nacional police station, luggage lockers and shops to its users.
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Estación de Chamartín (Agustín de Foxa s/n), with national and international routes. The station has car parks, telephones booths, tourism office, a post office, a police station, car hire service, travel agencies, currency exchange, shopping and leisure area, a restaurant and lockers.
Another way to access the Spanish city via train, and one of the quickest, is by taking the AVE (High Speed Train). This means of transport has seven high speed lines connecting, in just a few hours, Madrid with Spain´s main cities.
Car
Uning one´s own car is obviously another alternative for accesing Madrid city. We bust bear in mind that the km 0 point is located inside the capital, connecting the capital city with the rest of the peninsula. To get to Madrid there are six fast and major access roads:
Uning one´s own car is obviously another alternative for accesing Madrid city. We bust bear in mind that the km 0 point is located inside the capital, connecting the capital city with the rest of the peninsula. To get to Madrid there are six fast and major access roads:
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A1: Madrid-Irún, Autovía del Norte, connecting the capital city and the French boarder.
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A2: Madrid-Barcelona, Autovía de Aragón
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A3: Madrid-Valencia, Autovía de Valencia
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A4: Madrid-Sevilla, Autovía de Andalucía
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A5: Madrid-Badajoz: Autovía de Extremadura, reaching the boarder with Portugal
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A6: Madrid-A Coruña: Autovía de A Coruña
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