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BCN to ECV: distance & flight time
Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
313 mi
504 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BCN — Barcelona International Airport · Barcelona, Spain
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BCN
- QSA · Sabadell Airport16 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base48 mi away
- GRO · Girona Airport55 mi away
- LEU · Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport80 mi away
Near ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BCN from ECV?
The flight distance from Barcelona (BCN) to Madrid (ECV) is 313 miles (504 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BCN to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BCN to ECV?
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