We'll be taking a tour that ends in Madrid and looking at getting from our downtown hotel to the airport, there is a train, but it is painful just getting to the train, dragging luggage, or should we just take a taxi from the hotel?
I suppose if we took the train we would have to take a taxi to the train station.
Madrid is one of the cities that has a set rate for taxi to the airport. Don't recall the rate, but reasonable.
I used Uber or Bolt. It didn't break the bank. I have also used the pink metro line.
We always stay at the Puerta Del Sol and take the metro. It does require a couple line changes and many people find that too much of a hassle. If you have have a lot of luggage or large suitcases, then it may not be your best choice.
We flew INTO Madrid on Delta a few weeks ago. Even though our hotel was just behind Atocha station and train goes right to it, fortunately I knew ahead of time that Delta comes in to the "old" T1/T2/T3" complex and the train does not stop there. So taking the train would have involved a shuttle over to T4. Since Delta is about the only international airline coming into T3, customs, immigration, luggage was a breeze. We took a taxi to hotel. Total time gate to hotel was just over an hour, with the taxi being about 25 minutes (early on a Friday 2 weeks ago).
The flat rate was 33eu. Very glad we did the taxi.
Be sure you know what terminal, especially if on Delta.
Flat rate from city center in a cab, easy as can be.
Also you can check Cabify, it is the Spanish equivalent of UBER. I believe you can also check BOLT!
