Madrid: New Airport to Sol transportation?

Re:Cercaninas

I'm I understanding this correct?

From the airport to Sol is it now as simple as:

Barajas to Nuevos Ministerios

N.M. to Sol

I read that N.M. to Sol is a 4 minute ride.

Thanks

I don't think this cercanías line is finished yet but I remember reading something about it in these days when the new SOL Cercanías station opened.

I just found in WikiPedia the following quote:

Saludos, MadridMan

Thanks!

It looks to me like that is the plan though, no?

In this link, if you enter N.M. as the station of origen, and Sol destino, then click "Horarios" you get a train schedule.

http://www.renfe.es/cercanias/madrid/index_horarios.html

Ah yes. I'm not familiar with the stops along the two lines (C3 & C4) which go to SOL but yes, Nuevos Ministerios is one of them and takes about 4 minutes to make the trip.

Saludos, MadridMan

Has anyone done the route from the airport through Nuevos Ministerios on the cercanias? I am assuming it is more accessible than some of the old Metro connections with more escalators and elevators. What is the connection from the metro to cercanias like. Is the Metro ticket good on the Cercanias? I know in Paris to connect from the RER to the Metro can be a long distance, but the tickets are compatible.

I´d be interested to hear about that . I always take the metro to the airport and it´s fine ( And very cheap ) .

you will go to ground floor for ticketing at nuevos ministerios to get to Cercanias, I have taken the route NM to AR or nuevos ministerios to atocha renfe very nice ride and direct. closer than the RER in Paris, i know both ::)

Of course ,everybody has it own habits, so the thing is to try yourself.

I took it last week from Sol to the aiport several times, transferring at Nuevos Ministerios. I like the fact that it is one stop to/from the airport, there are no stairs and it cuts a few minutes off the journey time. The extra fare isn't that significant. (1.20 euros)

Mongo,
Is it just 1 stop at Nuevos Ministerios to get from the airport to Sol? Do you change to another line at NM? I am arriving at Terminal 4 next month & this sounds very convenient. I couldn't find the route online, though. How long is the trip from Barajas to Sol? Thanks for any info!

It is 1 transfer only from the airport at NM. There are three or four stops on the metro end of the trip (No change of trains). The time saving is reletive to the time of day. In mid-day I made it from Sol to the metro station in the old Barajas in 20 minutes. My trip during morning rush hour was more like 35. Remember you have to buy an additional ticket for the Cercanias. The biggest plus for me was not to have to drag luggage up stairs.

Yes, that is a BIG plus. Thanks, Mongo

I took the metro from the airport to the Atocha on Monday...It is a breeze. Change at Nuevos Ministeros to the Cercains line...well marked....will need to up the regular travel ticket from the aiport at T2, and purchase a Cercinas ticket at NM from the freestanding booth. When you arrive at Atocha, you then enter the main terminal, exit the ticket gates, and the booth for the train tickets is only steps away. Not long at all and no crowds at 945 am.