Transport Option from Madrid Airport to City Centre

[Saint Mike II]

Hola - I (as many will now know) am riding my bike on the Camino (starting from Pamplona). Now I have sorted the issue of travel from Madrid to Pamplona, but have concerns about travel from Madrid Airport to City Centre (I have a hotel not far from Atocha Station). I have travelled on the airport/city bus - which I recall had room for travellers luggage - but I doubt it would have room for a bike (in a cardboard travel pack - say 120-150 cm in length). I seem to recall that there is a metro from the airport - but getting to my destination required a change of line at some point.
So does anyone have any experience with this problem and/or any transport options. If it helps I am arriving in Madrid around 1400 (2.00 PM) on a Tuesday (in September). Cheers.

 

[november_moon]

I would take the Cercanias train - this is a city/suburban rail line run by Renfe, the same company that runs the long distance rail in Spain. You'll see the signs in the airport - its a red circle with a backwards white "C" in the middle. There is a Cercanias station at the airport - T4. You can get a train directly to Atocha - the trip takes about a half hour.

 

[whariwharangi]

Here are Madrid Cercanias rules regarding bicycles.
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/cercanias/madrid/viajar_con/index.html

Metro Madrid regarding bicycles
https://www.metromadrid.es/en/comunicacion/prensa/2015/March/noticia10.html

 

[Saint Mike II]

Thanks for the advice, however as there will be two of us I found a limo service that will take the bike - for around E25. Cheers

 

[november_moon]

Good job on the limo service - arrive in style