EMT: Municipal Bus

Formed by 179 lines, including the university lines, night-bus lines, lines to the zoo and special Barajas Airport line.

The operating timetable varies according to each line, generally running between 6:00 h in the morning and 23:00 h at night.  A night service operates during the early morning, known as the Búho (owl), and is composed of 20 lines.

Tickets can be obtained from the driver and come in 2 types:  Single trip tickets, costing 0.95 € and Metrobús 10 trip tickets, costing 5.20 €.

Metro lines

Network for 2002 is formed by 11 lines and the Ópera-Principe Pio branch line.  It is 171 km long, corresponding to 158 stations.

The operating timetable through out the year is from 6:00 h in the morning to 1:30 h at night.  There are a series of stations with special timetables.

Tickets can be obtained at station entrances and come in 2 types:  Single trip tickets, costing 0.95 € and Metrobús 10 trip tickets, costing 5.20 €.

RENFE: Suburban Trains

Network has 31 stations in the Madrid municipality, 14 of which correspond with the Metro.

The operating timetable varies, train services starting between 5:00 h and 6:00 h in the morning and finishes between 24:00 h and 1:00 h at night.

There are several types of tickets: single, a train pass for ten trips and monthly suburban railway pass, whose fares depend on the number of fare zones crossed.

10 Ride Ticket: Metrobús - The Metrobús 10 trip ticket, valid for Metro and urban buses, is a transport pass which can be used on all Metro de Madrid and EMT lines (except the Colón-Airport line) and can be obtained at ticket offices and automatic ticket machines on the Metro network, EMT booths, Madrid municipal tobacco shops and kiosks in the municipality of Madrid.

The trip is automatically validated by EMT cancelling machines and Metro turnstiles and finally annulled automatically when it is inserted for a 10th time in the bus cancelling machines or Metro turnstiles.

Travel Passes give you the right to unlimited travel on all types of public transport.  They consist of a personalized, permanent Travel Card with photo, information and the pass number, and an annual or monthly ticket.

• What passes exist?

Three types of monthly passes exist:

- Normal Pass: Ages 21 to 64.

- Young Person's Pass: valid until June of the year when owner is 21.

- Elderly Person's Pass: Valid from 65 onwards.

• How to obtain a Travel Pass?

To obtain a Normal Pass, it is necessary to go to any tobacco shop with a photo and ID and fill out the application form, and you will immediately be issued a Travel Pass Card.

In the case of young or elderly person's passes it is necessary to provide the relevant documentation.  The Card can be obtained in a period of 10 days if you do not specify previously that you wish to receive it by mail.

• How much do Travel Passes cost per month? (Euros)

PASS	A	B1	B2	B1-B2	B3	C1	C2
NORMAL	32.30	37.50	42.80	27.25	48.15	53.20	58.85
YOUNG	22.05	24.95	28.35	18.60	32.45	35.40	38.95
ELDERLY				8.65