Looking for showers at Madrid airport? Yes, they exist: in Terminal 4 Satellite (T4S) at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas there are showers with a clean towel and premium toiletries, inside the transit zone — past passport control — so you can freshen up without leaving the boarding area or re-clearing security.
The showers are part of GettSleep, the capsule rest salon inside the terminal. One honest note up front: the shower comes with capsule access, not as a stand-alone service. In return you get something no landside spot in T4S can offer — shower, rest and work without crossing back through security.
Where exactly are the showers?
We're in T4S, Departures, the international transit zone, past passport control. This is not the arrivals hall or the public landside area: you reach it with a boarding pass only, after security and passport control.
If your flight leaves from the main T4, you'll get here in a few minutes on the APM automated shuttle train that links T4 and T4S. Step off at the satellite, follow the GettSleep signs and you're in. That airside location — right in the boarding area — is exactly what makes it work for a layover: no baggage reclaim, no exit, no fresh queues.
What the shower includes
The shower is set up so you can arrive with the basics and walk out feeling new:
- Clean towel included.
- Premium toiletries: soap, shampoo and conditioner.
- Mirror and a shelf for your things.
And because the shower comes with capsule access, you also get somewhere to stash your carry-on in a lockable compartment, charge your phone and lie down for a while on a real bed, with adjustable A/C and a reading light. There's a coworking area with high-speed Wi-Fi and universal power outlets, plus a Coffee Corner with coffee and high stools to wait in comfort.
Prices: how much does it cost?
Access is charged by the hour, in blocks from 3 h up, and the shower is included. Here are the formats and their entry price per 3 h block:
- Upper Pod — from €45 / 3 h
- Lower Pod — from €50 / 3 h
- Upper Cabin Pod — from €54 / 3 h
- Lower Cabin Pod — from €59 / 3 h
- Upper Cabin Suite — from €65 / 3 h
- Accessible Cabin Suite — from €71 / 3 h (step-free, adapted)
Every capsule is single-occupancy, one guest — the Cabin Suites included; they're simply a little roomier. If your layover runs long, longer blocks are available. Traveling as a family? The usual move is to book adjacent pods so you're close by, not one shared room.
T4S showers vs. landside options
Barajas also has shower-equipped rooms such as Aerotel / Air Rooms in T4, but those are landside: before security or in the arrivals area. To use them once you already hold a boarding pass you'd have to leave the transit zone and clear security again — and, on a connection, sometimes passport control too.
Lounges offer a recline chair and, in some, a shower; that's a different product, more of a shared-room setup. GettSleep's edge is specific: it's the only private capsule rest airside in T4S, past passport control, right where you actually are while you wait for your international flight.
FAQ
Are there showers at Madrid airport?
Yes. In T4S, inside the transit zone (past passport control), GettSleep has showers with a clean towel and premium toiletries. The shower comes with capsule access.
Can I shower without booking a capsule?
No — the shower is included with capsule access and isn't sold separately. The minimum block is 3 h, so you also get to rest, charge devices and work.
Are the showers before or after security?
After. We're airside, in the international boarding area of T4S; access is by boarding pass only, after security and passport control. There's no access from arrivals.
How much does it cost?
Hourly access starts at €45 / 3 h (Upper Pod), shower included. Roomier formats and longer blocks are available.
Layover sorted? Book your capsule with a shower in T4S directly on gettypass.com. And to compare every rest option at Barajas, read our guide to sleeping at Madrid airport and what the hotel-style stay inside the terminal is like.