Lola Cabeller has more than 185,000 followers on social media and recommends public transport for getting around Madrid. Her advice is for visitors weighing whether to lead into the city centre.
Cabeller says buses run throughout the day, with services every five to ten minutes on routes within the M-30. She says renting a car is impractical in core Madrid, where finding a parking space can be difficult. EMT Madrid also schedules extra bus services at specific times of year. For Todos los Santos 2026, the city increased service on six regular routes and ran two special services to cemeteries from 24 October to 2 November.
She also points to ride-hailing services as an alternative. Cabeller names Uber and Bolt. She also mentions Cabify, saying fares can be very low depending on the time of day.
Madrid’s public transport network is also due to expand. In September, Isabel Díaz Ayuso announced that Metro Line 6 is scheduled to run around the clock at weekends once its automation process is complete, a step planned for 2027. On 30 October 2026, the Community of Madrid described Line 6, the network’s busiest, as an automation project intended to increase capacity and train frequency. The regional government has allocated more than €705 million to transport infrastructure in 2027, up 26% from 2026. Another expansion is set to add 32 kilometres of Metro routes, including towards Las Tablas. Further routes are planned towards Móstoles and Leganés. The programme also covers work on Line 11 and the extension of Line 5 to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport.
Madrid City Council has separately announced a 2027 EMT Madrid budget of more than €930 million. It includes over €93.3 million for infrastructure, including depot electrification and electric-bus pantograph charging equipment, as well as improvements to parking and mobility hubs. These are planned investments in the bus system, separate from the regional government’s Metro projects.
Rail is another part of Spain’s transport picture. An earlier rail report examined the provisional rail death rate in 2026.
