Last updated: 25/02/2021
PLEASE NOTE:
From 22 December flights between the United Kingdom and Spain are temporarily banned. Only Spanish citizens and residents are exempt.
From 22 February and till at least 16 March, all travellers arriving from Brazil and South Africa must quarantine for 10 days or for 7 days if after one week quarantine they take a PCR test and get a negative result. Other restrictions also apply to flights coming from both countries.
From 23 November 2020 Spain requires a negative Covid test from anyone travelling from a high-risk country. The test must have been done no less than 72 hours before arriving in Spain. Once in Spain, all visitors must follow the latest government guidelines, including social distancing and wearing a mask at all times in public places, both indoor and outdoor.
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Spain, the Spanish government once again declared a national state of emergency on 25 October. As a result, a night-time curfew has been imposed across the whole country, and local authorities are now allowed to restrict movement between regions.
Latest coronavirus measures in place in the whole of the Madrid region:
A night-time curfew has been introduced meaning between 11pm and 6am residents and visitors are only allowed to move around the city on work, school or medical grounds, or for other pressing reasons.
Different households are not allowed to meet indoors in private homes (unless it is to provide care or assistance to a vulnerable person).
Additional restrictions in certain basic healthcare areas
In addition to the measures enlisted above, further restrictions have been applied to numerous basic healthcare areas, where the number of cases is currently higher:
The healthcare areas are reviewed every two weeks, and are reopened or closed depending on the number of cases in each zone.
Healthcare areas currently affected by additional restrictions in the city Madrid till at least 1 March (except those in italics which are affected till at least 8 March):
In the rest of the Region of Madrid, the restrictions will affect the following healthcare areas till at least 1 March:
Restrictions also currently affect the following areas till at least 1 March (except those in italics which are affected till at least 8 March):
Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Hoyo de Manzanares, Mejorada del Campo, Collado Mediano, Becerril de la Sierra, Navacerrada, Brunete, Griñón, Villaconejos, Torrejón de Ardoz, Moralzárzal, El Álamo and Villanueva del Pardillo.
Museums and Cultural Centres
Many of the city’s museums and cultural institutions have reopened, all of them with the necessary social distancing and safety measures put in place. We strongly recommend you visit the venue’s official website before visiting to get the most reliable and up-to-date information.
Urban transport
Madrid's extensive public transport system is up and running again. Please note that face masks must be worn on all forms of transport:
Tourist information points
The Plaza Mayor Tourist Information Centre and the city’s five tourist information kiosks (Plaza de Callao, Royal Palace, Reina Sofía, Paseo del Prado and Bernabéu) have been awarded the Safe Tourism Certified Seal (UNE 0066-10 de Mayo 2020). Madrid is the first major city whose tourist information centres have received the seal which is given by the Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality (ICTE).
You can also continue to use the following channels to obtain information about the city:
Travelling to Spain
From 23 November 2020 Spain will require a negative Covid test from anyone travelling from a high-risk country. The test must have been done no less than 72 hours before arriving in Spain. Furthermore all passengers arriving in Madrid-Barajas must fill in an FCS health control form and will face both a temperature check and a visual inspection.
The mandatory FCS Health Control Form can be accessed from both the Spanish government's official page spth.gob.es or by downloading the app Spain Travel Health-SpTH, available on the same page. YOU SHOULD NOT TRAVEL if you have had symptoms consistent with COVID-19, such as a high temperature, a cough or breathing difficulties, in the last 14 days.
Additional information on other websites
In addition, the European Union has launched "Re-open EU", an interactive tool that provides you with the information that you need to confidently plan your European travel and holidays, while staying healthy and safe.
Interactive COVID-19 Map of Europe
Find out the latest available data on coronavirus cases in Europe with this interactive map published by the WHO.