Fun Indoor Activities for Preschoolers in Madrid: The Madrid Train Museum

     In my on-going quest to find fun, indoor activities for preschoolers in Madrid*, I present to you the Museo Ferrocarril de Madrid. 

If you're looking for a large indoor space for your preschooler to run around in in Madrid, check out the Madrid Train Museum.

Where: An easy walk from the Delicias metro stop which has an elevator. There is excellent signage directing you to the museum which is right across from the metro station exit.

Cost: 7 euros for adults, 4 euros for kids 4-12 years old, which, tbh, felt a little expensivo. Cheaper on the weekends. Note: it's only open 10-3 pm on weekdays and Sundays (Saturdays/holidays open until 7 pm).

Logistics: The museum is located in the old Delicias Train Station. The museum is basically a bunch of old trains parked on the tracks that you can walk around/on. 

There are also side galleries with exhibits, including a room with a bunch of clocks, and on the third floor a rather impressive model train exhibit of notable train places in Spain, like a cross section of the Sevilla Santa Justa train station.

That model train exhibit is located up 3 flights of stairs (yes, there is a creaky old elevator, which we only found after climbing the stairs, lol). But I'd skip that exhibit unless your kid is really into trains bc the lights/sound were a little too loud/intense for Don Loco and...three flights up and down is a LOT with a preschooler.

Interesting note, the museum is a popular filming location for Spanish tv/movies where there are scenes of characters getting on/off trains.

Fun for Preschoolers rating: 10/10 recommend. It's a huge space where your kid can basically run around and climb on trains. Don Loco is not a "train kid" but we still had a blast and got in a whopping 2 miles of walking, just around the museum. Pretty great indoor fun activity for a rainy morning in Madrid.

Note: some of those grey granite (?) tiles are loose/cracked so watch your step