Two southern towns joined by MetroSur and set apart by how they connect to Madrid: Alcorcón looks west along the C5; Leganés looks south and to the centre.
People working in west or central Madrid who want a whole flat for what sharing costs in the city.
Students, first jobs, and budgets where every hundred euros of rent counts.
The historic centre and the newer northern districts work like two towns. The station or Metro stop you live near changes your commute completely.
The town is large and spread out; Zarzaquemada and La Fortuna are worlds apart. The stop nearest you shapes your daily life.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Alcorcón (Alcorcón) and from Leganés (Leganés). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Alcorcón | Leganés |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 32 minC5C4 | 27 minC5C4 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 31 minC5C10 | 29 minC5C3 |
| Cuatro Torres | 47 minC5L10 | 47 minC5C4L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 59 minC5L10 | 60 minC5C4L10 |
| Atocha station | 24 minC5 | 21 minC5 |
| Airport T4 | 57 minC5C10L8 | 53 minC5C10L8 |
| IFEMA | 52 minC5C10L8 | 48 minC5C10L8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 37 minC5L6 | 41 minC5C2L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 64 minC5C4 | 60 minC5C4 |
| American School of Madrid | 47 minC5L6C10 | 43 minC5C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 60 minC5L10L4 | 58 minC5L6L4 |
Twenty minutes to Príncipe Pío by train, plus two Metro lines. One of the best-connected options in the metropolitan area for west Madrid.
People working in west or central Madrid who want a whole flat for what sharing costs in the city.
Read the Alcorcón guideOne of the most affordable options in the whole metropolitan area, with Metro, Cercanías trains and a university campus inside the town.
Students, first jobs, and budgets where every hundred euros of rent counts.
Read the Leganés guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Alcorcón and Leganés are practically the same: indexes of 73 and 70 in price per square metre (city of Madrid = 100).
Alcorcón has 10 stations inside the area with 4 lines (L10, L12, ML3, C5); Leganés has 10 stations inside the area with 3 lines (L11, L12, C5). To see which suits you, check how long each takes to your destination in the journeys table.
Within a kilometre of each area's centre, Alcorcón has 21 supermarkets, 49 schools and 39 bars, cafés and restaurants; Leganés has 24, 35 and 111.
Rent: SERPAVI (2024). Journeys: CRTM GTFS Metro de Madrid (05-27-2025), CRTM GTFS Metro Ligero (07-22-2026), Renfe GTFS Cercanías (09-23-2026). Services: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extracto de Geofabrik del 2026-09-24. Shapes: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) vía Nominatim · INE (secciones censales de La Moraleja). Calculated on 2026-09-24.
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