Using Buses & the Metro
Use these phrases to navigate buses and the metro in a Spanish-speaking city.
Key Phrases
Quiero comprar un billete para el metro, por favor.
I want to buy a ticket for the metro, please.
💡 In Spain, 'billete' is used; in Latin America, you often use 'boleto'.
¿Dónde tengo que validar mi billete de autobús?
Where do I have to validate my bus ticket?
💡 Look for the small machines near the doors.
¿Qué línea va a la estación de Atocha?
Which line goes to Atocha station?
¿Tengo que cambiar de línea para llegar al centro?
Do I have to change lines to get to the center?
💡 Changing lines is called 'hacer transbordo'.
¿Cuántas paradas hay hasta la plaza principal?
How many stops are there to the main square?
¿Esta línea tiene parada en el museo de arte?
Does this line have a stop at the art museum?
¿Por qué el autobús no va a pasar hoy?
Why is the bus not going to pass today?
¿Tengo que bajar en la próxima parada?
Do I have to get off at the next stop?
Voy a bajar en la estación de Sol.
I am going to get off at Sol station.
Ayer tomé el autobús equivocado en esta calle.
Yesterday I took the wrong bus on this street.
💡 Uses the past tense 'tomé'.