Posted by: WillTravel
Madrid: Taking metro from Barajas airport to Gran Via stop - good idea? - 06/16/05 04:31 AM
I typically take public transport to/from airports. I'll be traveling with my 14-year-old daughter in August. But I've read that the Madrid metro is particularly bad re pickpockets and even forcible robberies (in which case a moneybelt wouldn't help). It's hard for me to gauge the risk; I think that it must be pretty safe, but then there are the horror stories. Obviously losing our passports to/from the airport would be rather disastrous for our trip. So would getting our bags snatched. So what are the experts' opinions on the transport options we should take? Any times of day that are worse than others and would tip the decision against taking the metro?
We'll be traveling light so I don't see climbing up and down stairs as an issue. My only other concern is that I read that the metro is exceedingly hot. Will we suffocate if we take the metro in August to/from the airport?
We'll be traveling light so I don't see climbing up and down stairs as an issue. My only other concern is that I read that the metro is exceedingly hot. Will we suffocate if we take the metro in August to/from the airport?