The north outside the city, along the A-1 or the M-607. Tres Cantos is a planned town set among parks, on the C4; Alcobendas and Sanse are larger, with metro and the business parks next door.
Families who want calm, greenery and a school nearby — King's College Soto de Viñuelas is a few kilometres away — and people working in the north or at the town's technology park.
People working in the north — Arroyo de la Vega, the La Moraleja business area, the business parks along the A-1 — who don't want to pay Chamartín prices.
There is a single Cercanías station and no Metro: from the neighborhoods furthest from the station, buses or the car become part of the routine.
It's the most expensive of the options outside Madrid city covered here. Being close to the northern jobs shows in the rent.
Public transport, arriving before 9:00 on a weekday, from Tres Cantos (Tres Cantos) and from Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes (Marqués de la Valdavia). The faster one is in green.
| Destination | Tres Cantos | Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes |
|---|---|---|
| Puerta del Sol | 30 minC4 | 40 minL10C4 |
| Nuevos Ministerios · AZCA | 25 minC4 | 34 minL10 |
| Cuatro Torres | 30 minC4L10 | 30 minL10 |
| Distrito Telefónica | 42 minC4L10 | 11 minL10 |
| Atocha station | 35 minC4 | 45 minL10C4 |
| Airport T4 | 45 minC4C1 | 49 minL10C1 |
| IFEMA | 44 minC4L8 | 56 minL10L8 |
| Ciudad Universitaria (UCM · UPM) | 37 minC4L6 | 47 minL10L6 |
| Cantoblanco campus (UAM) | 22 minC4 | 33 minC4 |
| American School of Madrid | 69 minC4C10 | 61 minL10C10 |
| King's College, Soto de Viñuelas | No reasonable metro or rail | No reasonable metro or rail |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | 53 minC4L1L4 | 57 minL10ML1L4 |
A town designed from scratch in the 1970s, with parks between the blocks, its own technology park and the C4 line straight to Sol. Quiet north Madrid, without giving up the train.
Families who want calm, greenery and a school nearby — King's College Soto de Viñuelas is a few kilometres away — and people working in the north or at the town's technology park.
Read the Tres Cantos guideTwo towns that have grown into one, with a direct Metro line and northern Madrid's business parks ten minutes away.
People working in the north — Arroyo de la Vega, the La Moraleja business area, the business parks along the A-1 — who don't want to pay Chamartín prices.
Read the Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes guideAccording to rental contracts declared in 2024, Tres Cantos and Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes are practically the same: indexes of 82 and 85 in price per square metre (city of Madrid = 100).
Tres Cantos has 1 station inside the area with 1 line (C4); Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes has 9 stations inside the area with 2 lines (L10, C4). 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, Tres Cantos has 4 supermarkets, 11 schools and 53 bars, cafés and restaurants; Alcobendas and San Sebastián de los Reyes has 9, 28 and 45.
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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