Tickets are sold through Renfe, linked from the official esMadrid page. Phone help is on 91 232 03 20.

Which Saturdays are left?

October 24 and 31, November 7, 14, 21 and 28, and the last day, December 5.

Travelers are welcomed at 10:15am by the Cercanías customer service office at Madrid Atocha. The train leaves at 10:36am and reaches Alcalá at 11:15am. The return leaves Alcalá at 6:35pm.

Tren de Cervantes to Alcalá de Henares

Name: Tren de Cervantes to Alcalá de Henares
Start: 2026-10-24
End: 2026-12-05T23:59:59

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Where

Estación de Madrid Atocha (Cercanías) and Alcalá de Henares (Plaza de Cervantes)

Ages

All ages

Duration

Full day, back at Atocha 7:14pm

Setting

Train plus a walk outdoors

Plan for

Full day

Language

Spanish

What you need to know

Actors in costume meet you at Atocha at 10:15am and stay with you all day
Under 6 travel free, ages 7 to 11 pay €16 and adults €22 (2026 prices)
Saturdays only, out at 10:36am and back at Atocha at 7:14pm

About

Actors in period costume meet you at Atocha station and ride the Renfe tourist train with you to Alcalá de Henares, the birthplace of Cervantes. In town they guide you through the old university quarter, squares and cathedral, acting out scenes from Don Quixote. The evening train brings you back. Best for kids who like dress-up and stories.

Kids 7-11 €16, under 6 free, adults €22

Sat, Nov 14

Sat, Nov 21

Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Dec 5

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Where it is

Estación de Madrid Atocha (Cercanías)
Madrid Puerta de Atocha - Almudena Grandes, Pl. del Emperador Carlos V, Arganzuela, 28045 Madrid, Spain
Directions ↗
Alcalá de Henares (Plaza de Cervantes)
Pl. de Cervantes, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Directions ↗

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