Madrid 3-Day Itinerary for Groups of Friends: Day-by-Day Plan with Times and Routes
A 3-day plan for Madrid with 27 stops, start times, travel time between stops and estimated prices (packed pace). Every stop comes from the TRIPIS place database: open places with real review counts and prices.
Updated 2026-11-01
Day 1
- 09:00–10:30 Puerta de Alcalá
A neo-classical triumphal arch that predates the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
- 10:30–12:00 Palacio de Cristal
- 12:00–13:00 Azotea Cibeles
- 13:00–14:30 Cibeles Fountain
- 14:30–16:00 Azotea del Círculo
- 16:00–17:30 Círculo de Bellas Artes
- 17:30–19:00 Museo Nacional del Prado
Spain's premier art gallery housing the world's finest collection of European art.
- 19:00–20:30 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Home to Picasso's Guernica and a massive collection of 20th-century Spanish art.
- 20:30–21:30 Arrabal Madrid
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Day 2
- 09:00–10:30 Alcázar de Segovia
- 10:30–12:00 Segovia Aqueduct
- 12:00–13:00 Restaurante Mesón de Cándido
- 13:00–14:30 Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
- 14:30–16:00 Catedral de Santa María la Real de la Almudena
A modern cathedral with a colorful neo-Gothic interior that breaks traditional molds.
- 16:00–17:30 Royal Palace of Madrid
The largest functioning royal palace in Europe with 3,418 rooms of pure opulence.
- 17:30–19:00 Mercado de San Miguel
A historic iron-and-glass market turned into a high-end gastronomic hub.
- 19:00–20:30 Plaza Mayor
The grand central square of Madrid, once the site of bullfights and trials.
- 20:30–21:30 Rosi La Loca
Day 3
- 09:00–10:30 Mirador del Valle - Toledo
- 10:30–12:00 Royal Palace of Madrid
The largest functioning royal palace in Europe with 3,418 rooms of pure opulence.
- 12:00–13:00 Restaurante Matilde
- 13:00–14:30 Parque Warner Madrid
- 14:30–16:00 360º Rooftop Bar
- 16:00–17:30 Temple of Debod
An authentic ancient Egyptian temple gifted to Spain and rebuilt in a Madrid park.
- 17:30–19:00 Temple of Debod
An authentic ancient Egyptian temple gifted to Spain and rebuilt in a Madrid park.
- 19:00–20:30 Puerta de Alcalá
A neo-classical triumphal arch that predates the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
- 20:30–21:30 Oven Mozzarella Preciados | Restaurante Italiano Madrid
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