I’m not sure what I was expecting about transportation in Madrid, but it has been a surprise! The main city area in Madrid has about 6.5 million people traveling around it! That makes it the third largest city in Europe (London, England is the second and Paris, France the first). With this many people walking around, Spain had to create accessible forms of public transportation for people to commute easily within Madrid.
Since Madrid is so big, people get around by walking, driving, using taxis, and the most popular, using the metro system. The metro system in Madrid includes buses and both subway and regular trains. Madrid’s metro system is open from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. every day and gives you access to different city zones! The city zones are identified as A, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, E1, and E2. I haven't explored out of Zone A because this zone includes Madrid’s city center as well as my home and school.
To use the metro system, you need a pass, and to get one you go to the Consorcio de Transportes de Madrid (this is the name of the public transportation system). The Consorcio offers different kinds of passes. The Normal pass (adults older than 26) costs 35 euros a month, the Young Adult pass (people under 26) costs 20 euros a month, and there are discounts for children and seniors.
