People moving to Madrid rarely ask which neighborhood is best. They ask where to live to get to work or school easily. These pages answer that question for the destinations that raise it most, with times calculated from official timetables.
The big workplaces of north and east Madrid, and the areas with a good connection to them.
The towers at the top of the Castellana house the offices of major companies, a university and a large hospital next door. These are the areas from which getting there by 9:00 is easy — and what living in each one means.
Paseo de la Castellana, 259 · MadridTwo of Spain's biggest corporate headquarters sit in the same new neighborhood in north Madrid. These are the areas with a good connection — and the ones that look close on the map but are not by Metro.
Ronda de la Comunicación (Telefónica) and Calle Azul (BBVA) · Las Tablas, MadridTerminal 4, Terminals 1, 2 and 3, the IFEMA trade-fair grounds and the Campo de las Naciones offices form east Madrid's big employment hub. These are the areas you can reach it from by public transport — and those where you will need a car.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (T4) and IFEMA · Barajas, MadridFor families arriving with children: school buses, distances and the areas where school families live.
The American School of Madrid is in Pozuelo, next to Aravaca, and many of its families live in the west of the city. These are the areas with the best access — on foot, by train, by school bus or by car.
Calle América, 3 · 28224 Pozuelo de AlarcónKing's College's Soto de Viñuelas campus is surrounded by countryside north of Tres Cantos. Here public transport does not handle daily life — school buses and cars do. These are the areas and what each one involves.
Paseo de los Andes, 35 · Soto de Viñuelas, Tres CantosThe largest French lycée in the world has its main campus in Conde de Orgaz, inside the city of Madrid. These are the areas with the best access by Metro, school bus or car.
Plaza del Liceo, 1 · 28043 Madrid (Conde de Orgaz)
