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I find that it’s best to be near the front of the line to get the shuttle bus either to downtown or to the airport. Just depends on your luck, the hour of the day, and whether arriving flights coincide or not. Sometimes the buses are nearly empty and sometimes they’re very full. The shuttle buses are modern, with air-conditioning, heat, and also equipped with free Wi-Fi Internet, although I’ve had trouble connecting on more than one occasion. This may not sound like a lot, but there’s also some standing space in the middle and 4-luggage racks plus below-rack space for stowing luggage in the front half of the bus. Outside of Terminal 1 & 2, it’s also outside the baggage claim area for arriving passengers, exiting the terminal to the outside, turning right, and going nearly to the far end, locating the yellow Exprés Aeropuerto/Airport Express sign and queue-up (get in line) for the next bus.

It was easy to find outside of “ Llegadas” (arrivals) – outside the baggage claim area for arriving passengers – following the signs for “BUS” and finding the big yellow and white sign for Exprés Aeropuerto/Airport Express. Last Sunday I took it from the Madrid Barajas T4 terminal to Atocha in mid-afternoon. I’ve taken the bus a couple times since it opened and found it to be efficient, fast, somewhat comfortable, pretty convenient, and definitely cheap.

Madrid’s Airport Express Shuttle Bus has been in operation for over a year and is an easy alternative – for many – to taxis, “ cercanías” regional trains, and even the metro for getting into downtown Madrid cheaply and quickly.