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Cheapest time to fly from London to Madrid

If you’re planning to fly this route soon, keep in mind that the lowest fares are usually available at the end of January. Take advantage of this period to save on your flight tickets and make the most of your trip. Please note that prices may change after your search.

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Flight Duration2 h and 40 mFlights between London and Madrid take, on average, 2 h and 40 m minutes, but the time can vary according to other factors

Cheapest flight£14Cheapest price for a flight between London and Madrid found by our customers in the last 72 hours

Origin airportsGatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, London City AirportFor flights from London to Madrid

Destination airportAdolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas AirportFor the route from London to Madrid

High seasonMarchAccording to search data from our customers, March is the busiest time to fly from London to Madrid

Airlines flying this routeRyanair, Easyjet, Wizz Air UKAirline(s) with flights between London to Madrid

One-way average Price£68The average price for a flight London - Madrid at Opodo is £68, based on the price of last 6 months

Best time to bookDecemberAccording to real data September is the most popular time to book a flight to Madrid when departing from London

Airlines that fly from London to Madrid

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Exchange rate

1 GBP = 1.19 EUR

1 EUR = 0.84 GBP

Last checked on Tue 10/11

Distance: 785 mi

London airports

Gatwick Airport (LGW)How far from city centre: 25 mi

Heathrow Airport (LHR)How far from city centre: 14 mi

London Stansted Airport (STN)How far from city centre: 30 mi

London Luton Airport (LTN)How far from city centre: 28 mi

London City Airport (LCY)How far from city centre: 8 mi

Madrid airports

Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport (MAD)How far from city centre: 8 mi

Flights departing from London

London to Madrid flights take about 2 hours 30 minutes and land at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD). Direct flights leave from all five main London airports:

Heathrow: British Airways and Iberia
Gatwick: British Airways, Iberia Express, Air Europa and easyJet
Stansted: Ryanair
Luton: easyJet and Wizz Air
London City: British Airways

Getting to London airport

Each London airport has a rail link from the centre:

Heathrow: the Heathrow Express from Paddington, the Elizabeth line or the Piccadilly line, with British Airways flights leaving from Terminal 5
Gatwick: the Gatwick Express from Victoria, with flights to Madrid from both the North and South terminals
Stansted: the Stansted Express from Liverpool Street to the airport, about 40 miles north-east of central London
Luton: trains from St Pancras to Luton Airport Parkway, then the Luton DART shuttle
London City: the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) stops at the airport

The express trains are the fastest way to reach Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and National Express coaches from Victoria Coach Station are another option.

Things to do in Madrid

Madrid, the capital of Spain, is a city of art museums, grand squares and tapas bars. Some of the most popular places to visit in Madrid include:

Plaza Mayor: the arcaded main square, lined with restaurants and café terraces
Puerta del Sol: a short walk from Plaza Mayor, with the Kilometre Zero plaque that marks the starting point of Spain's national roads and the Bear and the Strawberry Tree statue, the symbol of Madrid
El Rastro: the open-air flea market, held on Sundays and public holidays
Retiro Park: the city's great park, with a boating lake and the glass Palacio de Cristal
Royal Palace: the Spanish royal family's official residence, used today for state ceremonies, next to Almudena Cathedral

Madrid's three great art museums stand a short walk apart on the Paseo del Arte. The Museo Nacional del Prado holds works by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. The Reina Sofía is home to Picasso's Guernica, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum completes the trio.

How to get to Madrid city centre

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid's main airport, lies about 7.5 miles north-east of the city. Ways to reach the centre:

By metro: line 8 stops at Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3 and Aeropuerto T4 and runs to Nuevos Ministerios, where you can change to other metro lines
By train: Cercanías lines C1 and C10 link the airport with the city's main railway stations
By bus: the Exprés Aeropuerto (line 203) runs to Atocha station, and line 200 to Avenida de América
By taxi: ranks are outside every terminal

A free shuttle bus links the terminals, which helps when your return flight leaves from a different one: Iberia uses Terminal 4 and Air Europa Terminal 1. Urban and intercity bus lines also stop at the airport.

Frequently asked questions about flights from London to Madrid

On average, how much is the price of a flight from London to Madrid?

When you fly from London to Madrid the average price is £68. However, this price depends on many other factors such as seasonality or how far in advance the route has been booked.

How can I find cheap flights from London to Madrid at Opodo?

The cheapest price for a flight from London to Madrid is 14 £. At Opodo we use different machine learned based methodologies to find our costumers the best option available, considering airline combinations, stopovers and direct flights as well as different criteria for inbound and outbound journeys.

When is the best time to book a flight from London to Madrid?

The most popular months to book a flight from London to Madrid are September, December and January, based on the searches of our customers.

When is the best time to travel from London to Madrid?

The best time of the year to go to Madrid when flying from London depends on several preference factors like climate, seasonality and, of course, price. When it comes to popularity, December is the top 1º month to fly to Madrid from London in terms of searches from our customer, followed by January and June. If you prefer to avoid high peaks of turism, however, and escape a crowded period, May, April and March are the months with less volume of searchs for the route London - Madrid.

How long does the flight take to go from London to Madrid?

The total flight time between London and Madrid is of around 2 h and 40 m on average, considering an average distance of 785.05 mi, for both direct and indirect flights for the route (which may have 1 or more stops in other cities in between).

Which airports have flights between London and Madrid?

The main airport route flying between London and Madrid is: Gatwick Airport (LHR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport(MAD). This route is covered by the following airline(s):

Which are the airlines with flights from London to Madrid?

Airlines with direct flights departing from London to Madrid are:

Wizz Air UK.
Ryanair.
Easyjet.

Wizz Air Malta

Jet2
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