Domestic
I have not arrived on a domestic flight at Termial 1

International
On the flight I arrived on we had to use a remote stand and were then bussed into the terminal, which reduced the walking as we were dropped off right by immigration, if you use a jet bridge there is a long walk back into the main building before you reach immigration and then through to baggage reclaim.

At the time of arrival (after 10pm on a Friday) there was a significant queue for immigration with only 3 desks open, though the 100 or so people ahead of me were processed quickly and it only took about 20 minutes to get through.

The large baggage reclaim hall is immediately behind immigration. There are many baggage belts

A small customs area to walk through with, at the time of visiting, no staff on duty

From Terminal 1 it's a 10-15 minute walk to the Metro station that is shared between Termianls 1, 2 and 3. From there Metro line 8 runs on into the outskirts of the city centre, from where you have to change onto other Metro lines to get into the city centre itself. In the opposite direction line 8 continues to Terminal 4 where you can connect onto the suburban railway services (C1 and C10) for the city centre. Note, a surcharge on the standard public transport tickets is made if you board or alight at any Madrid Airport station

Domestic
Domestic and Schengen flights depart from the B gates in Terminal 1, which is the smaller part of the terminal

International
International flights outside of the Schengen zone (primarily North Africa and UK) depart from the A Gates which are located on a side building connected to the main terminal building by a long walkway (a good 10 minute walk from the departures lounge to the gates.) There are only a handful of gates in zone A and lots of flights departing from Terminal 1 require bus gates.

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both land side and air side

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both land side and air side

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both land side and air side

Unlike Terminal 4 there are less shops in Terminal 1, though a large duty free store does exist once through immigration.

The toilets are all very clean

Domestic
The domestic flight I landed on was on a small plane that parked away from the main terminal building so we were taken by bus right round to an entranceway that lead into the building by the baggage reclaim belts. From there it was a short walk through to the arrivals area

International
A very long walk from the gate to the baggage reclaim involving going through immigration then down several escalators, a 5 minute monorail ride, up several more escalators before reaching the cavernous baggage reclaim area. From there it’s a short walk through the customs hall to the arrivals lounge

Friendly staff who didn't even look at the passport just spotted the colour and waived all EU citizens through

The baggage reclaim hall is massive, and 15 minutes walk from the plane. Sadly, this does nothing for the speed of the bags turning up, it was a further 25 minute wait before the first of the bags came off the belt

A large, but deserted customs area. For EU travellers is passing between the green and red halls down a wide corridor to the exit

Metro line 8 runs from Terminal 4 to Terminals 1,2,3 and then on into the outskirts of the city centre, from where you have to change onto other Metro lines to get into the city centre itself. The local commuter trains (Cercanías) Lines C1 and C10 run from Termianl 4 to the centre of the city and Atocha station. Note, a surcharge on the standard public transport tickets is made if you board or alight at any Madrid Airport station

Domestic
From the large checkin area it's through security into the massive departures lounge. All along the middle are shops and café's with the gates coming off of the sides. From the centre where security is to one or the other end it's about a 10 minute walk.

International
International flights leave from the satellite terminal which is yet further still on from the main terminal, including a five minute monorail ride underneath the apron.

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both the land side of terminal 4 and airside at T4-S

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both the land side of terminal 4 and airside at T4-S

Several Café/restaurant/bars are located in both the land side of terminal 4 and airside at T4-S

Madrid follows that pattern of many other European airports and more resembles a shopping mall from where planes leave

The toilets are all very clean