Madrid from Segovia: IFEMA, Parque Warner, concerts and matches, the Estación Sur and hospital appointments, by high-speed train to Chamartín, coach, your own car along the AP-61 and AP-6 or a car with a driver
Segovia is the Castilla y León capital closest to Madrid: the high-speed train leaves from Segovia-Guiomar station and arrives at Chamartín, scheduled coaches run into the capital and by road you cross the mountains on the AP-61 and the AP-6 tunnel or, toll-free, over the Alto del León. A car with a driver to IFEMA costs from 131,90 € per car, with about 79 min on the road; to the Estación Sur, from 130,50 €. For Parque Warner, the stadiums and the hospitals, each destination page works out the price from every town in the province. The train suits someone travelling alone and returning in daylight; the car suits those with material, children, an appointment with waiting time or a return in the small hours.
Written by Ridelta - Taxi y VTC · reviewed on 29 October 2026
Which route suits best from Segovia depending on the Madrid destination?
Segovia-Guiomar station is on the outskirts, far from the aqueduct, and you have to reach it by city bus, taxi or car before boarding the high-speed train. The train drops you at Chamartín, in the north of Madrid, and from there each destination needs its own connection: IFEMA, metro with a change or two; the Estación Sur, Cercanías through the central tunnel; the hospitals, whichever line applies; Parque Warner, Cercanías and an interurban bus to San Martín de la Vega. For someone living in central Segovia going to a meeting with a backpack, the train is an excellent option. Someone leaving from Cuéllar, Cantalejo or Nava de la Asunción first adds the trip to Guiomar: from Cuéllar, central Madrid is 154 km away by road and the car usually wins from the front door.
By road, from the city you take the AP-61 to San Rafael and continue on the AP-6, which crosses the Guadarrama through the toll tunnel and enters Madrid on the A-6. Toll-free, you go up the N-603 to San Rafael and over the Alto del León, and from La Granja you can also take the Navacerrada pass, which in winter closes or requires chains when it snows. The north-east of the province, with Riaza, Sepúlveda and Ayllón, does not cross there: it drops down to the A-1 and enters Madrid from the north, closer to IFEMA. Inside the city the low-emission zones rule, regulated by the City Council according to the car's label and worth checking before setting off, along with parking at each venue. With a driver, none of that matters: you are dropped at the door and collected wherever agreed.
How does an exhibiting company from Segovia, Cuéllar or El Espinar get to IFEMA?
The Segovia and La Granja restaurants and hotels presenting at the tourism fair, the province's cheese-makers and wineries, the food industry of Cuéllar and the Tierra de Pinares and the companies of the El Espinar business park take boxes of brochures, stands, samples and sometimes products that must not warm up to IFEMA. Loading all that onto the high-speed train and the metro makes no sense. On build-up day each fair's organisers set the times for the exhibitor gate, and a car with a large boot collects from the warehouse or the restaurant and unloads next to the hall. From Segovia it is 98 km; from El Espinar, already at the mouth of the tunnel, the transfer starts at 104,56 €, and from Riaza, via the A-1, at 142,49 €.
Someone who is only visiting the fair and returning the same day can combine the high-speed train with the metro if the last train to Guiomar leaves time after closing. The problem comes with teams: three sales staff living in Palazuelos, San Cristóbal and Carbonero, a long day on the stand and a dinner with a client at the end. The car collects them one by one, drops them at the hall entrance and takes each of them home without relying on the last train. If a colleague or a client arrives by plane, Barajas is next to the venue and their terminal pickup goes into the same booking. For multi-day fairs the same time can be repeated every morning, or the team can stay in Madrid and book only the outward and return trips, all on one business account invoice.
How do you organise a day at Parque Warner with children from Segovia?
From Segovia, Parque Warner is on the far side of Madrid: you have to cross the mountains, go down the A-6 and skirt the city on the M-40 or the M-50 to San Martín de la Vega, in the south-east. By public transport that means bus to Guiomar, high-speed train, Cercanías and an interurban bus, with four changes and the children in hand from very early. That is why families in the province go by car, and a transfer with a driver removes the hard part: it collects you at home, in the city or in La Granja, Palazuelos de Eresma, San Cristóbal or El Espinar, and drops you at the park gate. Child seats are requested when booking with each child's age and weight; if there are pushchairs or more than four of you, a people carrier is assigned. The park's page gives the price from each town.
The return is what tires people most. The park closes late in high season, the car-park exit jams and then come the M-50, the A-6 and the tunnel or the Alto del León at night, with fog in the mountains or ice in winter, driven by someone who has spent the whole day going from ride to ride. With a driver, the pickup time is agreed when booking and moved by message if the final show runs late, and the adults can sleep alongside the children in the back seat. If two families or a group of cousins are going, one large vehicle at a fixed per-car price usually works out more reasonable than two cars with their tolls and parking. On long weekends, at Halloween and at Christmas it is worth booking well ahead, because the whole park wants to leave at the same time.
How do you get back to Segovia from a night concert or match in Madrid?
Being close is deceptive. Segovia is 91 km from central Madrid, about 75 min in daytime with no traffic, but big concerts and night matches finish when the last high-speed train to Guiomar and the last coach have already left. There are three options: stay the night in Madrid, drive back over the mountains after hours on your feet, or book the return with a driver. The first costs a hotel and the next morning; the second needs someone alert at the wheel on the climb to the tunnel or the pass, which can be icy in winter. For four friends or a supporters' group, the fixed per-car price divided among everyone makes the third the most sensible, and nobody spends the night worrying that they have to drive afterwards.
The pickup is planned before the event, not on the way out. Madrid's big venues close the surrounding streets to traffic when a match or a concert ends, and no car can wait at the door. When booking a point is set outside the closure, several streets from the stadium and facing the way out to the A-6, and the group walks to it while the stands empty. If the match goes to extra time or the artist stretches the encores, the time is changed by message. The Madrid events page explains how that point is chosen at each venue and works out the price from each town in the province. Many people from Segovia travel to Madrid in the afternoon by high-speed train, which arrives with time to spare, and book only the late-night return by car.
What is the Estación Sur useful for to someone travelling from Segovia?
The Estación Sur coach station, at Méndez Álvaro next to metro line 6 and Cercanías, is the main terminal for long-distance coaches to Andalusia, the Valencia region, Extremadura and the east. Scheduled coaches from Segovia to Madrid arrive at whichever terminal their operating company sets, and it is worth checking on the ticket, because it need not be the same one. For someone from Segovia, the Estación Sur matters mainly as a connection: the student at one of the Segovia university campuses going home to Jaén or Murcia by coach, the older person visiting family in another province who prefers one direct coach to several trains, or the traveller arriving from the south and heading on to the mountains. In all those cases the problem is the same: crossing Madrid with luggage.
That is where a direct transfer to the bus bay comes in. From Segovia it is about 76 min to Méndez Álvaro, with no changes or stairs, and from Sepúlveda, via the A-1 and the M-30, the price starts at 160,93 €. It makes sense when the connecting coach leaves first thing, when there are suitcases for a whole academic year or when the traveller walks with difficulty. The other way round works the same: someone arriving by coach from the south and going to Segovia or La Granja finds the driver waiting with a name sign in the arrivals area. If the coach is late, the waiting included and what happens next are set by the terms of service, which can be read before booking and are not improvised on the platform.
How do you organise an appointment at a Madrid hospital from Segovia?
Segovia General Hospital serves the whole province, and most appointments are dealt with there. Those that go to Madrid usually do so through a referral to a reference centre, service or unit of the National Health System, which the Ministry of Health designates for complex or uncommon conditions, for a second opinion or through a private insurer's network. For someone coming in on the A-6, Puerta de Hierro in Majadahonda and the Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Clínico San Carlos in Moncloa are the first to appear; La Paz and Ramón y Cajal, in the north, suit those coming down the A-1 from Riaza or Sepúlveda better; Gregorio Marañón and Doce de Octubre mean crossing the city. The Madrid hospitals page works out the price from each town.
From Nava de la Asunción, central Madrid is 135 km away, and an eight o'clock appointment means leaving in the dark. The transfer is booked as a return trip with waiting: pickup at home, drop-off at the door of outpatients or the day hospital, waiting while the appointment, the test or the session lasts, and the trip back, with a companion if you wish and with a wheelchair-adapted vehicle if needed. It can be booked in the patient's name, with their phone number, even if a daughter living in Madrid pays. It is not an ambulance or medical transport: it is for someone who can travel seated and needs no care on the way. If the doctor has prescribed medical transport, the health service arranges it, and for the insurer the invoice carries the details requested.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a car with a driver from Segovia to IFEMA?
The published 'from' fare is 131,90 € per car, not per person. The calculator gives the exact amount with your address, date and time, and it is fixed before you book.
Do you go through the AP-6 tunnel or over the Alto del León?
It depends on traffic and the weather in the mountains, and you can state your preference when booking. How the AP-61 and AP-6 tolls are handled is explained on the help page; better to read it beforehand than to assume.
What happens if it snows in the mountains on the day of the trip?
The driver checks the state of the passes and the tunnel with the DGT and picks the open route. If there are restrictions, you are told so the departure time can be adjusted before pickup.
Can you collect me after a concert that finishes in the small hours?
Yes, with the return booked in advance. A point a few streets from the venue, outside the traffic closure, is agreed, and if the concert runs late you change the time by message.
Can I book the hospital transfer for my mother even if I live in Madrid?
Yes. It is booked in her name, with her phone number and the exact hospital address, and the driver talks to her directly. Payment and the invoice can be in your name.
Sources
- Renfe · alta velocidad Segovia-Guiomar–Madrid-Chamartín y Cercanías Madrid (consulted on 29 October 2026)
- Ayuntamiento de Madrid · zonas de bajas emisiones y movilidad (consulted on 29 October 2026)
- Ministerio de Sanidad · centros, servicios y unidades de referencia del Sistema Nacional de Salud (consulted on 29 October 2026)
- DGT · estado de las carreteras y puertos de montaña (AP-61, AP-6, N-603, N-601 y A-1) (consulted on 29 October 2026)
How we write, where the figures come from and how we correct an error: editorial policy.
Train and coach timetables and terminals belong to Renfe and the operating companies; venue times to each organiser, and the low-emission zone rules to Madrid City Council. They change: check before travelling. Distances and times are those of the route engine in daytime with no incidents; tolls, mountain passes and road conditions are as published by their operators and the DGT.