We are soon entering this very special time of year when cities light up with the christmas lights, and going to see them is one of the attractions of the holidays.
In this regard, in the case of Madrid, one of the attractions of Christmas activity program is known as Christmas bus.
This is a service tourist bus which in recent years has become a classic for see the Christmas Lights in Madrid, and which for two years now, as a novelty, has been offered for up to three different companies, of which two have already confirmed their service for this year.
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And even more so, because of its great demand, it has been done for years It is essential to buy tickets online as far in advance as possible, which you can purchase on their respective websites.
El Christmas bus 2025 is a car two folds similar to those City Tour that take a panoramic tour through the streets of the city center.
It is a very attractive activity to enjoy Christmas with children, for which vehicles with a 70-seat capacity are used.
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The service of Christmas bus It begins to coincide with the inauguration of the Christmas lights, so it will start on sunday November 23th, with the possibility of enjoying it until Sunday, January 4.
As for Christmas Bus schedules in Madrid, coincide with those of the Christmas lights, specifically, every day of the week from 18 to 22.30:XNUMX p.m.
Please note that this tourist bus does not operate on December 24 and 31.
With a service frequency Last year, both the departure point and the route depended on which of the three buses you bought your tickets for, but, in general, they offered a very similar route.
For example, the so-called Christmas bus, in this year 2025, it makes a tour that starts at the tourist bus stop of the Alfonso XII street, and then head to the Paseo del Prado, the Alcala Street, Gran Vía, Plaza of Independence, Velázquez, Goya, Colón, Ortega y Gasset, Serrano, to end in the aforementioned Alfonso XII Street.
During the rue From these buses you can see much of the Christmas lights in Madrid.
El Estimated travel time is about 45 minutes, depending on the greater or lesser traffic.
The Christmas Bus ticket prices They range from 15 to 18 euros for the general public, and 12 to 14,50 for children, and you also have VIP tickets for 25 euros, with preferential seating.
Of course, prices depend on the date you want to take the trip, the company you book with, and whether you buy tickets for the lower or upper deck of the bus.
You also have the possibility of signing up for a Christmas tour of Madrid This hour-and-a-half tour will take you to the main locations of this year's Christmas lights and tell you about their history. The tours begin on December 1st and it is advisable to book well in advance due to high demand.
Note that You can now buy tickets for this year, which, given the long queues that formed every Christmas to use this bus, for a few years now They can only be purchased online.
Here's the link to the official websites of the two companies that, as we mentioned, confirmed they will be providing this service this year.
On these websites you also have complete information on the route that each of the buses takes, and detailed prices.
This forces you to predict date and time for your trip when purchasing tickets, but with the advantage of ensuring their availability.
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In this regard, I remind you again that every year they sell out very quickly, in just a few days.
Is it necessary to do the entire route?
Or you can get off halfway.
Can tickets be purchased in advance? And use them another day?
I would appreciate it if someone could answer my questions.
Susi, it is a complete tour, without intermediate stops.
And as for tickets, they cannot be purchased in advance; They must be purchased when entering the bus and used immediately.
Happy New Year
It's really true that you have to wait 3 hours, from 18 to 21 p.m. we were there. The feet were completely frozen, and the children were very impatient. For me it is a beautiful show, and the children love it, but 3 hours in line is too much, there should be another system. Selling tickets online, for example.
A shame about the long lines; A solution should be sought, which would undoubtedly involve providing more vehicles to this special tourist line, or also booking online, as you mentioned, Alma 🙂
After waiting in line for 3 hours, I think it was not worth all the time spent waiting for the route (practically circular) that allows you to see four lights (in Alcalá, Gran Via and little else). It seems incredible to me that these buses are used for such a terrible route.
Hello, can you take the navibus on San Bernardo Street?
After three hours of waiting, it makes a round trip through the same places instead of taking a different route... If you go down you don't see anything and up top you're freezing. I don't recommend it at all, in those three hours I could have seen him walking and with a good snack in between. What a mess.
Hello, do you know if I can carry a baby seat on the navibus, obviously closed.
Thank you
Please, when is the famous and traditional Christmas bus scheduled to run? Thank you very much, a man from Madrid who wants to go with his grandchildren.
Eugenio, I know that there are many people like you waiting for the traditional Christmas bus, but the truth is that until now there has been no information about how this service is going to be carried out.
What is known is that the EMT is not going to provide the service; I hope that in the next few days the situation will be clarified
I would like to receive information about the schedule and when it starts and price of the Navibus Christmas lights bus
Consuelo, you have all the updated information in this same post
http://guias-viajar.com/madrid/capital/autobus-navibus-luces-navidad/
Hello, we are a group of the association of friends of the University of Alcala de Henares, about 40 people, and we want to visit the Navibus on December 13 at 20.00:30 p.m. at the starting point C/ Serrano Nº 670541609, We I would like to know if you can make a reservation for that day, since we could not divide into several groups to make the visit, because it would be too late to return back to Alcala de Henares, this is my email and my phone number. contact number, XNUMX, I would like to get in touch with the person leading this guided tour, to be able to make the reservation, thank you very much, and a cordial greeting.
Do you have information on how much it will cost this year and schedules?