Airport Transit Guide: How to Reach 9 European City Centers for Under €5

Stop Paying €50 for Airport Taxis

Most European airports are directly connected to public subway or commuter rail networks. Taking public transit is almost always faster than sitting in airport highway traffic.

The Airport Breakdown

• Lisbon (LIS): Take Metro Linha Vermelha (Red Line) directly from the terminal. Cost: €1.61 with Navegante Zapping.
• Madrid (MAD): Take Cercanías train Line C1 or C10 from Terminal 4 to Chamartín or Atocha. Cost: €2.60.
• Prague (PRG): Take Bus 119 directly outside Terminal 1/2 to Nádraží Veleslavín, transfer to Metro Line A. Cost: 40 CZK (~€1.70).
• Berlin (BER): Take regional trains RE8 or FEX from the airport basement station directly to Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Cost: €4.40 (ABC ticket).
• Vienna (VIE): Skip the expensive CAT train (€14.90). Take standard suburban train S-Bahn Line S7 to Wien Mitte for €4.40.
• Kraków (KRK): Take the direct Koleje Małopolskie train from the terminal to Kraków Główny in 18 minutes. Cost: 17 PLN (~€4.00).
• Porto (OPO): Take Metro Line E directly from the arrivals terminal into Trindade station. Cost: €2.15.