Two ways to stay inside the city without paying central prices. Tetuán has the northern offices close by; Ciudad Lineal has wide streets, courtyards and metro line 5 from end to end.
People working on the northern business axis — Castellana, Cuatro Torres, Chamartín — who don't want to pay Chamberí prices to be close to it.
People who work from home part of the week and want space and quiet without leaving Madrid city.
Price differences within the district are huge: the area by the Castellana has nothing in common with Ventilla or Valdeacederas. Comparing by district is misleading here.
It is long and narrow: two addresses in the same district can be four kilometres apart. The district name tells you little about your commute.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Tetuán (Tetuán) and from Ciudad Lineal (Ciudad Lineal). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Tetuán | Ciudad Lineal |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 14 minL1 | 22 minL5L1 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 9 minL1L6 | 22 minL5L6 |
| Cuatro Torres | 18 minL1L10 | 36 minL5L10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 30 minL1L10 | 47 minL5L7L10 |
| Atocha station | 20 minL1 | 27 minL5L2C4 |
| Airport T4 | 36 minL1L6L8 | 45 minL5L6L8 |
| IFEMA | 32 minL1L6L8 | 40 minL5L6L8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 17 minL1L6 | 30 minL5L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 34 minL1C4 | 52 minL5L6C4 |
| American School of Madrid | 40 minL1L10C10 | 45 minL5L10C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 37 minL1L4 | 36 minL5L4 |
It sits right next to the Cuatro Torres skyscrapers and Chamartín, yet two streets back from Bravo Murillo prices behave like an outer district's.
People working on the northern business axis — Castellana, Cuatro Torres, Chamartín — who don't want to pay Chamberí prices to be close to it.
Read the Tetuán guideWide streets, buildings with courtyards and a calm that costs a fortune in the centre. Metro line 5 runs through the whole district.
People who work from home part of the week and want space and quiet without leaving Madrid city.
Read the Ciudad Lineal guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Ciudad Lineal is cheaper: its price-per-square-metre index is 95, against 115 in Tetuán (city of Madrid = 100).
Tetuán has 9 stations inside the area with 11 lines (L1, L2, L6, L8, L9, L10, C2, C3, C4, C7, C10); Ciudad Lineal has 12 stations inside the area with 6 lines (L1, L2, L4, L5, L7, ML1). 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, Tetuán has 46 supermarkets, 17 schools and 386 bars, cafés and restaurants; Ciudad Lineal has 38, 42 and 190.
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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