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BES to MAD: distance & flight time
Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport) → Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport)
553 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas 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 BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Near MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BES from MAD?
The flight distance from Brest (BES) to Madrid (MAD) is 553 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BES to MAD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 BES to MAD?
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