Madrid Bus

Buses cover areas that are inaccessible by metro and are a great way to see the city. Try the nifty handout “Visiting the Downtown on Public Transport” to find routes and stops. ( $ Free at any tourist office or downloadable at www.madrid.org.) Tickets for the bus and metro are interchangeable. From midnight-6am, the Búho (owl), or night bus, travels from Pl. de Cibeles and other marked routes along the outskirts of the city (M-Th every 30min. midnight-3am, every 1hr. 3-6am; F-Sa every 20min; Su every 30 min. midnight-3am.) These buses, marked on the essential Red de Autobuses Nocturnos (available at any tourist office or from run along 26 lines covering regular daytime routes. For info, call Empresa Municipal de Transportes (☎902 50 78 50 www.emtmadrid.es). Estacion Sur (C. Mendez Alvaro☎91 468 42 00) covers mainly southern and southeastern destinations out of Madrid such as Granada, Sevilla, Málaga, and Valencia. Go to avanzabus.com for timetables and routes.