Flight connections
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport is the main hub between Europe and Latin America with two hubs (Hubs): one in terminal T4 and another in terminals T1, T2 and T3.
To make these connecting flights easier there is a free bus service between all the terminals, and there are exclusive corridors and filters for connecting flights:
- Passengers without a boarding pass: Madrid-Barajas Airport has a free bus service connecting terminals T1, T2, T3 and T4, 24 hours a day.You can also walk between terminals T1, T2 and T3.
- Passengers with a boarding card and luggage checked to destination (connection between T1 and T4 Satellite): there is a free bus service between baggage claim hall 1 (T1) and Terminal T4 Satellite.
- Connections between Terminal T4 and Terminal T4 Satellite: you must take the Automatic underground train (APM).
The airlines with information desks in the boarding area for connecting flights are:
- Air Europa: Terminal T2, floor 1 New Window
- Air Europa: Terminal T3, floor 1 New Window
- American Airline: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 1 New Window
- Cathay Pacifiv: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 2 New Window
- El Al: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 1 New Window
- Emirates: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 2 New Window
- LATAM Airlines: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 1 New Window
- LATAM Airlines: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 2 New Window
- Iberia: Terminal T4, floor 1 New Window
- Iberia: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 1 New Window
- Iberia: Terminal T4 Satellite, floor 2 New Window
You can also get information about and directions to your connecting flight at the Aena information desks (green jackets).
The time needed to reach connecting flights varies depending on the route, the airline, and whether you need to pick up your luggage or if it is checked through to the destination. It can also vary significantly depending on whether the connecting flight is from the same terminal or from a different terminal.
Terminal | Go to | Means of transport | Estimated time | Bus stop location |
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Terminal T1 (departures) | Terminal T2 (departures) | Free shuttle bus | 2 minutes | Terminal T1, Floor 1 (departures) |
On foot | 4 minutes | |||
Terminal T4 (departures) | Free shuttle bus | 10 minutes | Terminal T1, Floor 1 (departures) | |
Terminal T2 (arrivals) | South dock. Low-cost car park | Free shuttle bus | 2 minutes | Terminal T2, Floor 0 (arrivals) |
Terminal T1 (departures) | Free shuttle bus | 5 minutes | Terminal T2, Floor 0 (arrivals) | |
On foot | 4 minutes | |||
Terminal T2 (departures) | Terminal T4 (departures) | Free shuttle bus | 8 minutes | Terminal T2, Floor 2 (departures) |
Terminal T4 (arrivals) | T3 (arrivals) | Free shuttle bus | 8 minutes | Terminal T4, Floor 0 (arrivals) |
T2 (arrivals) | Free shuttle bus | 10 minutes | ||
South dock. Low-cost car park | Free shuttle bus | 12 minutes | ||
T1 (departures) | Free shuttle bus | 15 minutes | ||
Terminal T4 Satellite building | APM (Automatic People Mover) | 3 minutes | Terminal T4, Floor -2 | |
Terminal T4 Satellite building | Terminal T4 | APM (Automatic People Mover) | 3 minutes | Terminal T4 Satellite building, Floor -2 |
*The route starts at Terminal T1 does not stop at Terminal T3.
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