Alcobendas is a town in the Community of Madrid region of Spain.

Understand

Once a modest industrial town in Madrid's north, Alcobendas has undergone tremendous transformations since the 1980s and has now become the leading commercial and transportation node for the northern suburbs of Madrid.

Get in

Metro (Underground)

Alcobendas presently has four Metro stations (La Granja, La Moraleja, Marqués de la Valdavia and Manuel de Falla) which are all on line  10  of the Madrid Metro network.

These stations are in Madrid travel zone B1. So you either need a Billeto Combinado (all Madrid Metro zones) or a single MetroNorte ticket as an extension to the standard metrobus for each journey beyond La Granja. Tourist tickets for zone T are also valid here. If coming from Madrid you will change trains at Tres Olivos.

Cercanías Train

Alcobendas also has two suburban railway stations (one shared with San Sebastián de los Reyes):

• Valdelasfuentes and
• Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes.

Both form part of the C-4a Cercanías line and can get directly to Madrid Chamartín Clara Campoamor & Sol but you will need to change trains to get to Atocha.

See

MUNCYT / National Museum of Science and Technology, Alcobendas

• 1 Museo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (MUNCYT / National Museum of Science and Technology), Pintor Velazquez s/n, Alcobendas. (Metro:  10 Marques de la Valdavia  NOTE: this museum is outside the area covered by standard metrobus tickets. You either need a MetroNorte add on ticket (each way) or a Combinado ticket covering the whole metro system.), ☏ +34 914 250 919, [email protected]. Tu-F 10:00-17:00, Sa Su and holidays 11:00-19:00. This is a museum dedicated to the history of science and technology, exhibiting scientific instruments and consumer products from the last few centuries. It also contains a large educational hall, explaining natural phenomena with practical hands-on exhibits (fun for children). Many exhibits are described in English and Spanish, although some sections have only a summary in English. Free. (updated Aug 2024)

Sleep

• 1 Ibis Madrid Alcobendas, c/ Francisco Gervás 1, ☏ +34-916-62-47-03. Comfortable hotel from French budget chain. (updated Aug 2024)