Getting here

Alcalá de Henares has good transport connections with Madrid International Airport (Barajas) and the historic centre of Madrid, with rapid access to all Madrid's museums, monuments and leisure facilities.

Getting here from Madrid

Madrid to Alcalá de Henares by bus

Buses to Alcala de Henares depart from the bus interchange on the Avenida de America in Madrid (connecting with Metro lines 4, 6, 7 and 9). The buses to Alcala are run by the Continental Auto company: line 223 goes to the centre of Alcala, just 5 minutes from Alcalingua.

Madrid (bus interchange on the Avenida de America)
Alcalá de Henares (Puerta de Madrid)
35 minutes
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Madrid to Alcalá de Henares by train

The Alcala de Henares station is 12 minutes from Alcalingua, and RENFE-Cercanías lines C-2 and C-7 stop there. WARNING! DO NOT CONFUSE with ALCALA UNIVERSITY station, which corresponds to the external campus. The journey from the centre of Madrid takes less than 35 min.

Atocha is the main station for local trains from the centre of Madrid, and is connected to all local lines in the city: Chamartín, Nuevos Ministerios, Recoletos, Principe Pío, etc. Atocha also has a direct line to Puerta de Atocha station, for the high speed train (AVE) and long-distance trains.

Atocha station
Alcalá de Henares station
35 minutes
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Getting here from the Madrid-Barajas International Airport

Madrid-Barajas Airport to Alcalá de Henares by bus

Line 824 departs from Terminals I and II. The route terminates at the University of Alcala de Henares External Campus, after passing the Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Avenida Complutense, Puerta de Madrid(near Alcalingua) and Torrejón, where it goes along the Avenida de la Constitución and the Avenida de las Fronteras. It then returns to Barajas Airport without stopping on the A-2. There are three stops at the airport: the airport services area and terminals T1 and T2, with connections to the Metro line 8 station, Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3.

Airport
Alcalá de Henares
30 minutes
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Madrid-Barajas Airport to Alcalá de Henares by taxi

This is the fastest and most direct means of transport. For Alcala de Henares, take the N-II (Madrid-Barcelona motorway). The approximate cost by taxi from the airport is between 35 € and 50 €.

Airport
Alcalá de Henares
20 minutes
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