Toledo is located 44 miles / 71 kilometres south of Madrid
(about an hour's bus or train ride), and is the capital of the Castilla-La
Mancha region.
The
following links contain useful information (climate, meals, traditions,
history ...) and some images of the city:
The nearest
airport to Todelo is Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD). It is located 9 miles / 15 km from the centre of
Madrid. This airport has four passenger terminals, but most international
flights arrive to Terminal 1.
There are several ways to travel from Madrid to Toledo:
By
Car
Several rental car companies can be
found in Madrid-Barajas Airport. Most of them operate between 7:00 and midnight, though
some airport offices stay open for longer.
HERTZ. Tel: +34 902 402
405
AVIS. Tel: +34 902 135 531
BUDGET. Tel: +34 901 201 212
EUROPCAR. Tel: +34 902 405 020
ARESMOBILE. Tel: +34 917 477 570 (which offers the option of hiring a car
with a driver)
It takes about one
hour and a half to arrive from Madrid-Barajas airport to Toledo
by car (without heavy traffic).
Six roads
lead directly to and from Madrid. They are numbered in Roman numerals N-I
to N-VI and are connected by the M-30 or M-40 rings. The N-401 is a main
road that links Toledo with Madrid and can be entered from any of the rings.
The entrance is between the exits to N-III and N-V. Due to the works
in the M-30 south area, taking the ring M-40, then the ring M45 and finally
the N-401 tends to be a faster option.
Detailed instructions to go from the airport to your Hotel can be obtained
using http://www.viamichelin.com
A few driving
tips: Citizens of EU member countries require a national driving licence
to drive cars in Spain. Citizens from non-EU
member countries need an International Driving Permit, together with their
national driving licence. It is compulsory
for the driver and all passengers to wear seat belts. In Spain, cars drive
on the right-hand side of the road. At junctions
and roundabouts, you must give way to traffic
coming from the right. The national speed limits are 75 miles per
hour / 120 km per hour on motorways (autopistas) and 62 miles per hour /
100 km per hour is the maximum limit on other fast routes (autovias) with
several lanes. Other major routes are typically 56 miles per hour / 90 km
per hour and slower speed limits of 30 miles per hour / 50 km per hour are
found in urban areas.
By High Speed Train (AVE)
There are
usually 10 high speed trains that travel between Madrid-Atocha railway station
and Toledo. The first train leaves Madrid at 06:50 and the last train departs
at 21:50. Atocha is a large station with several sections. The high speed
trains to Toledo depart from the 'AVE' section, on the top of the tropical
garden. The simplest way to reach Atocha railway
station from Barajas Airport and your Hotel from Toledo's railway station
is by taxi.
There is
a RENFE office in the airport (arrival
area of Terminal 1) where you can obtain
further information about trains. For more information about Renfe train
system http://www.renfe.es/
Step 1: Go from "Aeropuerto
Madrid-Barajas" to "Estación Madrid-Atocha":
Option 1: By taxi.
- Transportation: Taxi / Price: around
25 euros / Estimated time: 30 minutes
- Time and price depend on traffic and
time of the day.
Option 2: By
Metro.
- Transportation: Metro / Price: 0,81
euros / Estimated time: 43 minutes
- Steps:
In the airport, take METRO line 8 up to "Nuevos Ministerios" Station. Follow
the signs and take the Cercanias train to "Atocha" station. Take the first
train that goes to Atocha, and then change in Atocha to the 'AVE' train to
Toledo.
More information about access to "Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas": http://www.aena.es/
about Madrid's Metro in http://www.metromadrid.es
Step 2: Go from "Estación
Madrid-Atocha, AVE" to "Estación de Tren de Toledo"
- Transportation: Train / Price: 8:30
euros (single), 13 euros (return the same day), 15 euros (return a different
day) / Estimated time: 35 minutes.
- Schedule: See table below (direct
train between both train stations).
From Madrid to Toledo:
|
From Toledo to Madrid:
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
6:50
|
7:25
|
6:50
|
7:25
|
7:50
|
8:25
|
8:00
|
8:35
|
9:20
|
9:55
|
9:20
|
9:55
|
10:20
|
10:55
|
10:20
|
10:55
|
12:20
|
12:55
|
12:20
|
12:55
|
13:50
|
14:25
|
13:20
|
13:55
|
15:50
|
16:25
|
15:20
|
15:55
|
17:50
|
18:25
|
17:20
|
17:55
|
19:50
|
20:25
|
19:20
|
19:55
|
21:50
|
22:25
|
21:20
|
21:55
|
More information in http://www.renfe.es/ave/index_toledo.html
Step 3: Go from "Estación
de Tren de Toledo" to Hotel.
From the railway station take a taxi to the hotel.
By Bus
Continental
buses connect Toledo with Madrid and
run every 30 minutes. Buses start at 06:30,
running until 23:00, and later on Sunday and public holidays. They depart
from Mendez Alvaro Station at Madrid and arrive at Toledo's bus station.
The simplest way to reach Mendez Alvaro Bus Station from Barajas Airport
and your Hotel from Toledo's Bus Station is by taxi.
Step 1: Go from "Aeropuerto
Madrid-Barajas" (Madrid Barajas Airport) to "Estación Sur de Autobuses
Méndez Álvaro" (Bus Station of Méndez Álvaro):
Option 1: By taxi.
- Transportation: Taxi / Price: around
25 euros / Estimated time: 30 minutes
- Time and price depend on traffic and
time of the day.
Option 2: By
Metro.
- Transportation: Metro / Price: 0,81
euros / Estimated time: 40 minutes
- Steps: In the airport, take METRO line
8 up to "Nuevos Ministerios" Station. Take line 6 from "Nuevos Ministerios"
up to "Méndez Álvaro". Exiting the METRO station you
find signals directing you into the bus station. You do not need to
exit to the street.
More information about access to "Aeropuerto Madrid-Barajas": http://www.aena.es/
about Madrid's Metro in http://www.metromadrid.es
about Mendez
Alvaro Bus Station in http://www.estaciondeautobuses.com
about Continental Buses in http://www.continental-auto.net/index.do
Step 2: Go from "Estación
Sur de Autobuses Méndez Álvaro" to "Estación de Autobuses
de Toledo" (Toledo's Bus Station)
- Transportation: Bus / Price: 4.25 euros
/ Estimated time: Between 1 and 1.30 hours.
- Company: "Autobuses Continental (Galiano)".
Tickets are purchased inside the Bus Station at the Continental desk. They
depart from Platforms 61-63.
- Horary: From 6.30 to 23.00, buses
every 30 minutes (Direct bus between both bus stations)
Step 3: Go from "Estación
de Autobuses de Toledo" to Hotel.
From the
bus station take a taxi to the hotel (Radio Taxi 925 -255 050). There are
also buses from bus station to Toledo's downtown ("Plaza de Zocodover"),
typically every 10 or 15 minutes. The price is lower than 2 euros, and
they take 5 minutes to arrive to "Plaza de Zocodover".