The main and largest train station in Spain, where high-speed trips to all regions of the country, as well as commuter trains. The building consists of two terminals. In the old terminal of the XIX century is located a tropical garden, cafes, shops and entertainment facilities, the new one is used for the purpose of sending and arriving trains.
Address:
Plaza del Emperador Carlos V, Madrid
Phone:
+34 912 32 03 20
11.10.23
Marco
The station is being renovated at the moment and the gardens were closed of so you were unable to walk through them ( hence the lack of stars) it’s a shame you need to have a train ticket to get to see the actual trains and platforms, it always.. Read more » interesting see trains abroad.. (no I’m not a trainspotter!)
01.10.23
Juice
Estación Madrid - Puerta de Atocha really stood out as an impressively efficient train station during our recent visit. We had such a great time there! The experience was smooth from start to finish, and we reached our destination without a si.. Read more »ngle hiccup, all thanks to this station.
What made it so special was how everything seemed to work like clockwork. The minimal delays and the hassle-free boarding process made our journey a breeze. Plus, the station was sparkling clean and well-maintained, creating a pleasant environment for travelers like us.
The staff at Estación Madrid - Puerta de Atocha were not only professional but also incredibly friendly. Their assistance and warm smiles added to the positive vibes of our trip.
Moreover, the station had some great amenities, like dining options and comfortable waiting areas, which really catered to our needs.
In a nutshell, Estación Madrid - Puerta de Atocha is a fantastic train station. With its efficiency, welcoming staff, and top-notch facilities, it's an excellent choice for any traveler. Our trip from this station was truly enjoyable, and we'd highly recommend it for a hassle-free and pleasant journey.
03.08.23
Miroslav
It is a very big and busy train station in the capitol of Spain 🇪🇸. Here you can find a lot of shops inside the station. They also have toilets which cost 1€ to enter but it's very modern and clean. Trains are very fast, arrive and depart o.. Read more »n the scheduled time. In the train you have free wi-fi and you can watch movies during the journey.
19.07.23
Manoj
Beautiful Railway station in Madrid. Fresh air of Green Plants around. We reached here way early so that we can enjoy the view.
Regarding the food outlets, there are limited options.
18.07.23
Swapnil
Nice, close to many important places. Its pity to see not enought seating benches at the waiting area even for the senior citizens.
04.07.23
Isaac
A nice train station, with many different routes. The area itself is nice, but finding a few things can be confusing. For instance, we were looking for the regional trains to Cordoba, and we had to ask a few people where to go. If you have to buy tic.. Read more »kets here for any reason I would suggest using the self-serve kiosks as the waits for a person can be long.
03.04.23
X
Beautiful station but extremely chaotic. The AVE check in and waiting area is the worst in a main city that I have seen.
There are hundreds of people waiting. They don’t show the track number until literally 5 to 10 minutes before your train w.. Read more »ill leave. So when you go and look, everybody is doing the same and then people run just like sheep walking on lava. It’s pure madness. The system is so odd.
The waiting area lack of seating space. They only have two small areas with seats which I think is crazy so you get people literally all over the floor and corners.
19.03.23
Gregg
Beautiful train station with a little forest inside! Pretty awesome. It’s organized and things more calmly and quickly. A nice experience. Lots of space and a couple shops. Not a lot of options for food or drink and you can only go in 90 minute.. Read more »s before your train but I’d advise waiting until closer to boarding time.
18.12.22
Aditya
This station is large, bustling, and convenient - but also confusing for new visitors. There are at least a dozen restaurants, cafes, and stores, plenty to keep you busy when waiting for your train.
Arrivals are convenient and everyone is directed t.. Read more »owards the exit and taxi ranks. However, in the case of departures, there is little signage and whatever signage there is is confusing. There are separate areas for regional Cercanias trains and national AVE/ALVIA trains. There are also two different levels of platforms (Level 0 and Level 1), so you have to make sure which level your train is departing from!
07.10.22
Gregor
A horrible, confusing train station. If you want to travel by train, but at the same time want to experience all the hassles and processes of a flight, you will find exactly that here. In addition, there are far too few public transport services tha.. Read more »t can take you comfortably to and from the train station - but instead hundreds of taxis creating the next traffic jam.
21.08.22
MMO
Wow, what a beautiful train station. So spacious and so green. So big but yet the crowd is not in chaos. I was impressed by the architecture and comfort. Everything is so organised , everybody is in great manner and its just had this beautiful feeli.. Read more »ng . Plenty of train connections from local to national to international .
16.07.22
Jay
What 3rd world nonsense! 1) bathrooms are not free for people who have a ticket, I kept trying to scan my train ticket to get into the bathrooms, which will not work 2) there's no free Wi-Fi 3) ticket machines don't seem to work at all for .. Read more »foreign card holders (but of course they don't tell you that, and just say some generic error) had to buy online 4) garden was closed for maintenance, it seems like it's been closed for a while. 5) departures is not clearly marked anywhere, they have two conflicting signs where it says Departures is on the ground floor and the other says that it's on the first floor. Horrible signage. They couldn't even bother to get someone who speaks English to translate properly on the officially manufactured signs "train's departure"? c'mon 6) there's luggage control/security, which I've never seen at any train station. I thought the whole point was that I didn't have to have that airport experience. 7) on top of this, the price (€90) for a 2-hour train ride is over double what it was in France, it's more expensive than a plane ticket to Seville AND it was 15 minutes late to depart. I didn't realize you could make a train station this bad, or mess up transit so much, but it seems that Spain has. And this is supposed to be their flagship station in their biggest city!!
15.07.22
Enrico
Great station! Careful to pickpockets as they managed to steal me and my friends a total of 4 phones just a few years back (they were on charge in one of the sockets with one of us sitting next to them).. things might have changed since but, always w.. Read more »orth keeping an eye open when in the stations..
30.06.22
T.
Beautiful train station, but so confusing as a tourist. Definitely leave yourself plenty of time. We booked in advance (thank god) and only just made our train as we didn’t anticipate the security checks and lack of signage. You need passport d.. Read more »etails for a 30min train too. But yes, building beautiful… wish we had more time to see it!
15.04.22
Srinjay
An airport-like experience at a modern, smart train station. The luggage check for security felt a tick-bix exercise though. Everything was smooth. Did not have time to review the cafes and shops and will definitely come back.
04.04.22
Mihai
Very nice building with a small botanical garden inside. You should visit it as a tourist spot, even if you don't need a train ride.
26.03.22
EUC
Well run, modern, superb architectural ensemble housing Madrid's main railway station close to the city center. Signage in English leaves to be desired. Nice personnel though.
04.03.22
Alex
A little confusing, but clean and well kept. Plenty of stuff to do from tourists while waiting to board. Transportation was easy, from bus, taxi and Uber, it was quick and painless. We'll definitely be back!
27.02.22
Jeryn
Beautiful train station from the outside; the facilities/amenities inside however is a far cry from how a central train station of a capital should be.
No luggage storage available, several restaurants inside (i.e. burger king and restaurant on the f.. Read more »irst floor) are closed even though there is a continuous flow of human traffic.
The “highlight” of the station being the indoor butterfly garden is also closed.
Clearer signs should be in place as well to facilitate travellers with luggage trying to find their way around.
It is a pity that such a big building with great potential is not being optimized.
17.01.22
Eddy
Well run, modern, superb architectural ensemble housing Madrid's main railway station close to the center. Signage in English leaves to be desired. Nice personnel though.
08.01.22
Maryam
Most beautiful train station I have seen. It has a greenhouse with turtles (tropical area) And several shops like clothing and accessories. There are nearly 3 coffee shops. The taxi stop is very near. This train station is the main one in Madrid ther.. Read more »e are two types of trains AVE (the high speed train) & RENFE. I recommend you to go and visit this place.
30.11.21
Janis
The main Central train station in Madrid. Beautiful green park area in the center. Lots of stores inside and all accessible by the subway and buses.
01.11.21
Jose
Not a very intuitive station. There’s a mixture of rail lines that mix long and medium distance trains, high speed rail, the subway, etc. I arrived via high speed rail / Toledo and walked over to the cercanías (which I assumed was the lo.. Read more »cal subway), but it is actually the “medium distance” rail lines. Long distance high speed rail have totally different stations. My destination just happened to be served by the regional trains (Sol). I think the train I ended up riding was C-4. Needless to say I never actually found the local subway (Line 1) which is the one I wanted to take. Apparently it is somewhere else within the station and less expensive. Another note, the C-4 was on platform 6, when I reach platform 6 it said out of order, not serving passengers. I walk away from the platform to figure out which one to take and the train arrives on it anyways and missed the first available train.
05.09.21
Sviat
Very nice place, one of the best train terminals I've ever been to. It is like a combination of old architecture with modern model of transportation services. They've got plenty of stores and cafes here, and it is convenient to navigate bet.. Read more »ween gates. Also though I'm new to here, there was no problem to get to it by any of the city public vehicle. Not mentioning the tropic garden inside. One thing that upset we was a toilet service for 1 euro.
27.08.21
Jonaz
Very nice station and easy to navigate. Found my location of departure significantly fast. We rode with Ouigo which was reasonably comfortable.
18.06.21
Peter
Easy and nice train station. It's in the middle of the city and brand new. Like in every transport terminal, everything is expensive here, try to buy your things before arrival.
17.06.21
George
It's a very large train station with great connection. What's missing? New York Penn station and Grand Central station are much more "humble" stations. But we do have public restrooms, which are free to use by anyone. At times, th.. Read more »e "paid" restrooms at Atocha closed at 9:00 PM (even during the summer) so if you have to use the toilet you are our of luck. With Covid, we need to facilitate hand washing.
03.05.21
adriana
As a visitor you are amazed by the overall look. The botanical garden inside is magnificent!
15.04.21
Mark
A beautifully designed and historic railway station with a lovely tropical garden complete with turtle pool alongside several bars and restaurants in what was once the old train sheds.
08.04.21
Mateusz
People there simply do not have any motivation to work or to help. I know no one has to know english, but some simple words like "buy", "ticket" would be enough.
22.02.21
John
Well, here we are. Right where it begins. Trains of all types, local, Regional and AVE High Speed going in all directions! ?
04.01.21
Endika
An incredible train station
27.12.20
Carolina
Terrible signage, very confusing for someone who doesn’t use the station on regular bases. Cafes are very bad as well.
28.10.20
Google's
Next station: Atocha : connected to all cercanías lines and metro line 1;
07.10.20
Neteja
Interland to trabolers user's any where of your interested
24.09.20
Bigfoot
Beautiful station and awesome graffiti near the railroad
28.08.20
Guillermo
Good tasty croissant but wished they had not smashed it like that
25.08.20
joby
Nice station
16.08.20
Salih
There is no way you miss your train if you are here min 25 minutes before set off time. Trains are always on schedule. But beware, you cannot access the train after last 5 minutes.
13.08.20
David
Inside the Madrid Atocha Railway Station, it's like you're in a tropical greenhouse. They keep many plants, tropical and otherwise, from around the country and from around the world.
18.07.20
Martin
The station has an old historical area with a botanic garden within very worthy for a quick visit. Sncak bars at the station are awfully expensive and service a little bit unkind.
19.02.20
caramella
While roaming around in, Atocha station, waiting your train, a wow surprise is waiting for you! Get lost in the heart of indoor amazing tropical garden, surrounded by iron and glass, but contain thousands of plants, 260 different species from all ove.. Read more »r the world.
19.12.19
Yogesh
Weird railway station I have seen! Very clean, well organized but weird! They have airport like security system for the train station. Also they don't display platform number on the ticket nor do they display till 20 min before the departure tim.. Read more »e. Then you start with big ques and then after searching for your compartment and seat number.
02.12.19
amulya
Nice and clean station. Be sure to arrive well in advance to clear the security check. The station has several eateries inside.There is a counter to deposit your luggage for a fee if you need.
3.9 / 44
