What's Open in Madrid on a Tuesday?

1. 09:00Puerta de Alcalá · about 17 min

2. Walk · 0.9 km · about 18 min

   09:35Retiro Park · about 104 min

3. 11:19Lunch break · about 60 min

4. Walk · 0.9 km · about 18 min

   12:37Museo del Prado · about 173 min

5. Public transport (planner estimate) · 2.5 km · about 19 min

   15:49Royal Palace of Madrid · about 127 min

Museo Reina Sofía — Monday and Wednesday to Saturday 10:00–21:00 (free 19:00–21:00); Sunday 10:00–14:30 (free 12:30–14:30). Closed on Tuesdays, 1 and 6 January, 1 May, 15 May, 9 November, and 24, 25 and 31 December.

El Rastro.

Museo del Prado — Monday to Saturday 10:00–20:00; Sundays and public holidays 10:00–19:00. Free admission in the last two hours (18:00–20:00 and 17:00–19:00). Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; 10:00–14:00 on 6 January, 24 and 31 December. A timed slot is needed, also for free entry.

Retiro Park — April to September daily 06:00–00:00; October to March daily 06:00–22:00. The city closes El Retiro and other parks during high-wind and heat alerts.

Royal Palace of Madrid — October to March Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00; April to September Monday to Saturday 10:00–19:00; Sundays 10:00–16:00 all year. Last entry one hour before closing. Closed on 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 25 December; early closing on 24 and 31 December. Can close at short notice for official ceremonies. Free for EU residents Monday to Thursday in the last two hours.

Plaza Mayor — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

Gran Vía.

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Tour — Monday to Saturday 09:30–19:00; Sundays and public holidays 09:30–18:30. On match days the tour ends 5 hours 30 minutes before kick-off, and the dressing rooms and benches close on match days and the day before. Match times are set only two to three weeks ahead.

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum — Monday 12:00–16:00 (permanent collection, free); Tuesday to Friday and Sunday 10:00–19:00; Saturday 10:00–23:00 (free from 21:00). Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; 10:00–15:00 on 24 and 31 December. Temporary exhibitions keep their own Monday rules.

Puerta del Sol — open-air, no ticket, no closing day.

The schedule above is what the MEVAYA planner builds for a Tuesday. It only contains stops that are open that day — the planner reads each stop's closing days and will not route you to a closed venue, even one marked as essential.

The day covers about 1.8 km on foot and 1 public-transport hop (about 2.5 km), used only where walking would cost more time than it saves.

Only 2 stops need booking: Museo del Prado and Royal Palace of Madrid. Everything else is free or sold at the door.

09:00–09:17 — Puerta de Alcalá. Carlos III's neoclassical gate of 1778, now standing alone in the middle of a roundabout at the Retiro's north-west corner. Lit at night, and a natural photo stop on the way into the park. It is a public open-air space with no ticket and no closing day.

09:35–11:19 — Retiro Park. The former royal park behind the Prado: a boating lake under a colonnaded monument, formal avenues and shaded lawns where Madrid spends its Sunday. Its landscape, with the Paseo del Prado, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Verified opening hours: April to September daily 06:00–00:00; October to March daily 06:00–22:00. The city closes El Retiro and other parks during high-wind and heat alerts.

11:19–12:19 — Lunch. The planner reserves time to eat right after Retiro Park, so the afternoon continues from where the morning ended instead of detouring for food.

12:37–15:30 — Museo del Prado. Velázquez's Las Meninas, Goya's Black Paintings and Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights under one roof, in one of the densest collections of European painting anywhere. Pick three rooms and do them properly; trying to see it all is how people leave having seen nothing. Verified opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10:00–20:00; Sundays and public holidays 10:00–19:00. Free admission in the last two hours (18:00–20:00 and 17:00–19:00). Closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December; 10:00–14:00 on 6 January, 24 and 31 December. A timed slot is needed, also for free entry. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

15:49–17:56 — Royal Palace of Madrid. With more than three thousand rooms, the largest royal palace in Western Europe, still used for state ceremonies. The visit covers the throne room, the porcelain room and a Stradivarius quartet; the armoury across the courtyard is included and often skipped. Verified opening hours: October to March Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:00; April to September Monday to Saturday 10:00–19:00; Sundays 10:00–16:00 all year. Last entry one hour before closing. Closed on 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 25 December; early closing on 24 and 31 December. Can close at short notice for official ceremonies. Free for EU residents Monday to Thursday in the last two hours. Book ahead: this stop needs a reservation or a timed ticket.

Built by the MEVAYA planner from MEVAYA's curated Madrid data. Opening hours were checked against official and independent sources in October 2026; the route, times and durations are the planner's own output, not estimates written by hand.