I kind of forgot to account for the time I had to fend for myself to get from the airport to our hostel when I first got to Madrid. Thank goodness I printed out directions before I arrived. By taxi, it would've taken ~30 minutes but like 60 euros. I chose to take the metro, which took ~45 minutes (walking time included) and it was only 2 euros.
Each time you use the metro, it's 1 euro, really cheap compared to BART's system of charging you by distance.
This is Madrid's metro system:
As confusing as it looks, it's pretty easy to navigate. Would've been EXTREMELY easy to navigate if only there were more escalators and elevators. (Trains come every 3 minutes. BART needs to take some lessons..)
This map is definitely not drawn to scale. Sometimes, the distance between two stops (~1-2 minutes) is actually a 5-10 minute walk. Other times, it's a 20 minute walk.
My apartment mates and I use the metro to get to school every morning.
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