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Arrival Madrid Airport Taxi to Atocha onto Seville Questions

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I've booked my round-trip flights from the US in and out of Madrid, all lodging and even the Alhambra. I was hoping to score a flight in or out of Seville to prevent backtracking to Madrid but that didn't work in my favor. A minor inconvenience worth paying to be able to travel.

My flight (if all goes as planned/no change in times) should arrive in Madrid at 8:05am. I'll be taking a cab from airport to the Atocha Station to board a train bound for Seville. I know a cab isn't the cheapest option, but I'm looking for the easiest vs cost for my arrival day. I'll be traveling light, with a backpack and a small personal tote bag.

I'd like to book the train ASAP to guarantee a seat, but need an idea of the amount of time it may take me at the airport and then onto the train station via taxi. I realize no one has a crystal ball, but a guestimate from other's experiences would be most welcomed.

Thanks in advance.

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What day of the week will this be?

Whatever the date, one way to avoid anxiety would be to book a seat allowing maximum transit time from MAD, but that can be changed for no fee.

I know that IRYO allows you to change without a fee if you book their Infinita Bistro Class ticket, the most expensive of their categories. I did this two years ago: I flew in to Madrid and took taxi to Atocha, arriving in about half an hour. I had almost two hours to wait for my train to Cordoba and it was so early that the ViP IRYO lounge had not yet opened. so no place to sit with my luggage after getting off a flight from US.

I changed my ticket at the IRYO office inside Atocha for no fee and had a lovely train ride, with breakfast and coffee, to Cordoba.

IRYO is simple to book online, unlike at least one other company running this train route.

A general estimate from leaving airport to Atocha might be 45 minutes or so but best to see f a local might have a more exact (as exact as this can be) guess. My trip was on a Sunday morning so traffic was almost non-existent.

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On most of my trips to Span I’ve cleared immigration in about 30 minutes, but there’s also the walk from the gate to immigration. Normally I’d say an hour would be fine. The taxi will be an additional 30-40 minutes or so depending on traffic.

However, in 2023 it took 1.5 hours to clear immigration. The big unknown in whether your flight will depart and land on time. In 2024, my flight departed late as well as my connecting flight. We ended up arriving in Madrid a few hours later than scheduled.

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