🇪🇸 Madrid
Spain
Flight Itinerary
JFK → MAD
Mon May 18, 2026
1 night in Madrid (~6h to explore)
MAD → PSA
Tue May 19, 2026
Getting In
Airport → City
25 min
Metro Line 8
Best Area
Malasaña
Transit
Good — every 5 min
€5 per trip
Metro from Barajas Airport to the centre takes about 25 minutes (~€5 including airport supplement). The Exprés Aeropuerto bus runs 24/7 to Atocha.
City Guide — 6h
🥐 Breakfast: Churros con chocolate at Chocolatería San Ginés (open since 1894) — the only respectable Madrid breakfast.
☀️ Morning: Prado Museum (free last 2 hours of the day, but mornings are less crowded). Walk through Retiro Park — rent a rowboat on the lake.
🍽️ Lunch: Tapas crawl in La Latina — start at Mercado de San Miguel, then bar-hop along Cava Baja.
🌤️ Afternoon: Walk Gran Vía and Plaza Mayor. Churros con chocolate at Chocolatería San Ginés (open since 1894).
🌙 Evening: Dinner at 10pm like a local. Try Casa Lucio for huevos rotos. Drinks in Malasaña.
🍷 Dinner: Casa Lucio for legendary huevos rotos, or a 10pm tapas crawl through Cava Baja in La Latina.
🌃 Night: Madrid truly comes alive after midnight. Cocktails at Salmon Guru, then dancing until dawn in Malasaña.
Map
Getting Around
Madrid's metro is excellent and cheap. The centre is walkable but spread out.
Where to Stay
Top Experiences
Prado Museum
One of the world's great art galleries with Velázquez, Goya, and El Greco masterworks.
Retiro Park
Madrid's 300-acre oasis with a crystal palace, rose garden, and rowboats on the central lake.
Tapas crawl in La Latina
Hop between packed tapas bars in Madrid's most atmospheric neighborhood. Sunday is peak.