Madrid's two big villa areas, at opposite ends of the city. La Moraleja looks north, to the A-1 and its international schools; Pozuelo looks west, with commuter trains to Príncipe Pío.
Families with a high budget looking for a house with a garden, children at the northern international schools and jobs on the A-1, in Alcobendas or at the airport.
Families with children at the American School, the British Council School or Kensington School, and anyone after a house with a garden and full services near Madrid.
It does not work without a car. From the centre of the estate there is no Metro or train station within a reasonable walk: school buses and cars do all the work.
It is a large town and very different from one area to the next: the old centre, Avenida de Europa, Somosaguas and the villa developments are worlds apart, and almost everywhere a car is essential.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from La Moraleja (La Moraleja) and from Pozuelo de Alarcón (Pozuelo). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | La Moraleja | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | No reasonable metro or rail | 25 minC10L2 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | No reasonable metro or rail | 24 minC10L10 |
| Cuatro Torres | No reasonable metro or rail | 35 minC10L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | No reasonable metro or rail | 46 minC10L10 |
| Atocha station | No reasonable metro or rail | 23 minC10 |
| Airport T4 | No reasonable metro or rail | 47 minC10L10L8 |
| IFEMA | No reasonable metro or rail | 42 minC10L10L8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | No reasonable metro or rail | 25 minC10L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | No reasonable metro or rail | 54 minC10L10C4 |
| American School of Madrid | No reasonable metro or rail | 13 minC10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | No reasonable metro or rail | 48 minC10L10L4 |
Villas on large plots, international schools inside the estate and the A-1 business parks next door. A different way to live in Madrid: with a car and a garden.
Families with a high budget looking for a house with a garden, children at the northern international schools and jobs on the A-1, in Alcobendas or at the airport.
Read the La Moraleja guideThe town with the highest average income in Spain, three international schools within its limits and commuter trains to Príncipe Pío. The classic choice for families moving to west Madrid.
Families with children at the American School, the British Council School or Kensington School, and anyone after a house with a garden and full services near Madrid.
Read the Pozuelo de Alarcón guideLa Moraleja has no metro or rail station inside the area with 0 lines (—); Pozuelo de Alarcón has 17 stations inside the area with 4 lines (ML2, ML3, C7, 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, La Moraleja has 0 supermarkets, 16 schools and 2 bars, cafés and restaurants; Pozuelo de Alarcón has 9, 21 and 96.
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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