Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Official Languages: Spanish (Castilian)

Castilian Spanish Is the Official Language of the State, and Catalan, Valencian, Galician, Basque and Aranese Are Co-Official in Their Own Regions, Which Is Why Signs and Menus Often Come in Two Languages. English Is Easy to Find in Hotels, Airports and Resorts, and Rare in Small Towns and Local Bars

Mobile Network: Coverage Is Excellent by Any Standard — 5G Reaches about 96 Percent of the Urban Population and 80 Percent of Rural Areas, and 4G Covers the Rest. The 3G Networks Are Closing, Most Already Gone, so a Handset Older than Roughly 2017 Can Drop to 2G Calls with No Usable Data. Signal Thins in Mountain Valleys

Roaming/SIM/eSIM: An eSIM Is the Simplest Route for a Compatible Phone, Because It Activates before You Land with No Shop Visit and No Counter Paperwork. A Spanish Prepaid SIM Must by Law Be Registered against a Passport Where You Buy It, Which Costs Time but Gives You a Local Number and Lets You Pay Cash — Worth It on a Long Stay. Visitors from the EU and EEA Already Roam at Home Rates under Rules That Run to Mid-2032. Everyone Else Should Check Roaming Costs before Boarding

Cards and Contactless Work Almost Everywhere, Including Buses, Metro Barriers and Market Stalls, and Most Bars Will Take a Tap for a Two-Euro Coffee. Keep Twenty or Thirty Euros in Cash for Village Bars, Tips and the Occasional Machine That Refuses a Foreign Card. When a Terminal Offers to Charge You in Your Home Currency, Decline and Pay in Euros

Tipping in Spain Is a Courtesy Rather than a Wage. Staff Are Paid a Salary, Nobody Is Offended If You Leave Nothing, and Rounding Up the Bill Is the Normal Gesture. One or Two Euros after a Good Meal Is Plenty, and 5 to 10 Percent Counts as Generous Rather than Expected. Leave the Coins from a Coffee or a Small Beer, a Euro a Bag for a Porter, and Round a Taxi Fare Up. Card Terminals Rarely Prompt, so Carry Coins

Plug Type: Type C and Type F

Voltage: 230 V, 50 Hz

Adapter: Visitors from the UK, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia and Most of Asia Need a Plug Adapter. Phone and Laptop Chargers Are Almost Always Rated 100 to 240 V and Work as They Are, but a 110 V Hairdryer, Shaver or Travel Kettle Will Not — Check the Label on the Device before You Pack It