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MAD to BCN: distance & flight time
Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport) → Barcelona (Barcelona International Airport)
300 mi
483 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
300 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
- BCN — Barcelona International Airport · Barcelona, Spain
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAD from BCN?
The flight distance from Madrid (MAD) to Barcelona (BCN) is 300 miles (483 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAD to BCN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 MAD to BCN?
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