Is there a place to leave your luggage at Barajas Airport?

Question

i have a long layover in madrid and want to go downtown, but dont want to carry all of my luggage. do they have a locker or something you can "check" your luggage into for a few hours?

also, where is the best place to get us dollar exchanged?

Answer 1

The best place to exchange US Dollars to Euros is at any ATM machine. There, you'll get the best exchange rate (as horrible as it is right now, sorry to say). Be sure you know your 4-Digit pin number and match the service on the back of your ATM card with the posted service at the ATM machine. Example, PLUS, Interlink, etcetera.

You'll find the Left Luggage page for Madrid Barajas Airport at http://www.aena.es/csee/Satellite?Langua...  but I'll quote the information below:

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Is there a left-luggage office at the airport?

There are three left-luggage offices at the airport: the first in T1, the second in T2 and the third in T4. All baggage left at the left-luggage office passes through an x-ray checkpoint to verify that they do not contain dangerous items or objects.

Price for locker rental: part or whole of one day*, €3.70 (large and small locker); from two to five days: large locker, €4.78; small locker €3.72. Storage from day fifteen on: 1,91. Transfer to the warehouse: €38.19 Special baggage €4.78.

There are lockers specifically designed to deposit large objects such as bicycles, surfboards, etc.

To use the left-luggage office:

    * Request the key from the desk personnel. You must show your passport or identity card.

    * Get a token from the vending machine (it takes coins and notes).

    * Pass your baggage through the security scanner.

    * Open the locker by turning the key in the direction shown, put your baggage inside and close the door.

    * Enter the token in the slot and close with key. Keep your key, it is your evidence of deposit.

Information telephone: [phone].

* All or part of a day: 24 hours from the time the item is deposited. It is charged per periods of 24 hours.

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