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Travel with Amateur Traveler · Saturday, August 29, 2026

Madrid's Public Transport Outperforms London's, Says Travel Blogger

Felicity Hughes, who blogs and podcasts about Madrid at The Making of Madrid dot com and writes Lonely Planet guides, claims Madrid's public transport system is superior to London's. She highlights its efficiency and affordability, noting that it rarely breaks down except for scheduled August repairs, unlike London's "very old and forever breaking down" underground.

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But London has a terrible transport system. Have you ever been on the London underground? I love the transport system in London. Well, it's very old and forever breaking down.
Felicity Hughes
But the transport system here rarely breaks down.
Felicity Hughes
It's really efficient. It's really cheap.
Felicity Hughes
Heard on Travel with Amateur Traveler — “AT#1011 - Travel to Madrid, Spain, published Saturday, August 29, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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