A house with a garden or a large flat without leaving Madrid. Arturo Soria has the Lycée Français and metro line 4; Chamartín has 1930s colonias and the station inside the district.
Families who want a house with a garden or a large flat without leaving Madrid, especially with children at the Lycée Français or jobs in the east and at the airport.
Families relocating to Madrid who want space without leaving the city, and professionals who work along the Castellana or travel often.
Conde de Orgaz is far from the Metro: from much of the colony it is a long walk to Esperanza or Canillas. In practice, many families rely on the car and on school buses.
Chamartín is large and varied: El Viso or Nueva España have little in common with Prosperidad or Castilla in housing or price. The district name tells you little.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz (Arturo Soria) and from Chamartín (Colombia). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz | Chamartín |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 26 minL4L2 | 11 minL8C3 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 20 minL4L8 | 4 minL8 |
| Cuatro Torres | 37 minL4L6L10 | 21 minL9L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 49 minL4L7L10 | 33 minL9L10 |
| Atocha station | 31 minL4L8C10 | 16 minL8C10 |
| Airport T4 | 26 minL4L8 | 19 minL8 |
| IFEMA | 22 minL4L8 | 14 minL8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 29 minL4L6 | 17 minL8L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 51 minL4L8C4 | 36 minL8C4 |
| American School of Madrid | 48 minL4L7L10C10 | 35 minL8L10C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 10 minL4 | 23 minL8L4 |
Houses with gardens, quiet colonies and the Lycée Français inside the city of Madrid. Metro line 4 runs the length of the area and the airport is half an hour away.
Families who want a house with a garden or a large flat without leaving Madrid, especially with children at the Lycée Français or jobs in the east and at the airport.
Read the Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz guideColonies of 1930s houses, spacious flats and Chamartín railway station inside the district. North Madrid for people who want calm, space and the airport within easy reach.
Families relocating to Madrid who want space without leaving the city, and professionals who work along the Castellana or travel often.
Read the Chamartín guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz is cheaper: its price-per-square-metre index is 111, against 122 in Chamartín (city of Madrid = 100).
Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz has 1 station inside the area with 3 lines (L1, L4, ML1); Chamartín has 15 stations inside the area with 14 lines (L1, L4, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, C1, C2, C3, C4, C7, C8, C10). 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, Arturo Soria and Conde de Orgaz has 7 supermarkets, 14 schools and 37 bars, cafés and restaurants; Chamartín has 24, 37 and 252.
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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