Cheap Flights to Madrid
Flights to Madrid in 2021
Flight route prices based on searches on Cheapflights within the last 3 days, monthly prices based on aggregated historical data.
| Popular in | January | High demand for flights, 19% potential price rise |
| Cheapest in | March | Best time to find cheap flights, 5% potential price drop |
| Average price | $1,547 | Average for round-trip flights in September 2021 |
| Round-trip from | $1,381 | From Auckland Intl to Madrid Barajas |
| One-way from | $14 | One-way flight from Auckland Intl (AKL) to Madrid Barajas (MAD) |
Cheapest prices for Madrid flights by month
The cheapest ticket to Madrid found for each month in 2021 based on historical flight searches by Cheapflights users.
When is the best time to fly to Barajas Airport?
Average Madrid Barajas flight ticket prices and weather conditions for 2021 and 2022 by month.
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AKL - MAD Price
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$1,134 - $2,196
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MAD Temperature
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11 - 33 °C
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MAD Precipitation
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9 - 65 mm
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When is the best time to book a flight to Madrid?
The price you pay for your flight to Madrid may vary depending on when you book. For the best chance of a lower fare, look to book 61 days in advance of your trip. Fares are likely to increase a fortnight or so before your departure date.
Which day is cheapest to fly to Madrid?
Monday is currently, on average, the cheapest day to fly to Madrid. Flying on Friday will result in higher flight prices.
What time of day is cheapest to fly to Madrid?
Madrid flights can be made cheaper if you choose a flight in the afternoon. Booking a flight in the evening will likely mean higher prices.
Barcelona may have the reputation as the capital of cool, but Madrid has plenty for travellers to “ooh” and “aah” at. Every year, millions of tourists take cheap flights to Madrid to gawp at the magnificent, treasure-stuffed Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofia galleries.
The streets of Madrid, Spain’s capital and largest city, are almost open-air museums so stately and grand are the public buildings. King Philip II set up his court in Madrid in 1561 and he and later kings added grander and grander palaces, cathedrals and monuments.
Madrid is one of Europe’s greenest cities; there are more than 40 parks. The Retiro is Madrid’s best known. Other popular parks are the Casa de Campo and Parque Quinta de la Fuente del Berro.
As for food, the cuisine offers the best of Spain’s regional dishes. The stews, hotpots, and most famously, tapas, provide the fuel for long, raucous nights. Madrilenos head out late and stay out even later. A Friday night out in Madrid may only end with a late breakfast on Saturday or later.
Madrid climate
Madrid’s climate is temperate Mediterranean. The summer months, when most travellers take cheap flights to Madrid, are very hot with temperatures of about 30 degrees Celsius. Sometimes, temperatures soar to 40 degrees. It’s a dry heat; humidity is not a problem in Madrid. Winters are cold; average temperatures hit the 9-degree mark.
When is the best time to fly to Madrid?
Peak Season:
May to September is high season, when most travellers arrive on cheap flights to Madrid.
Off Season:
The winter months are, in general, low season.
Shoulder Season:
The spring and autumn months are good times to seek cheap flights to Madrid. There won’t be as many fellow tourists and the cost of flights and accommodation will be cheaper.
Getting around Madrid
Walking: you could see most of Madrid’s must-see monuments in about two hours, but if you get tired, the metro (underground) is clean, fast and cheap. The bus system is great too – day buses run from 6am-1.30am and night buses (buhos) run from 11.30pm to 5.30am.
Taxis are white with a red stripe. Flag them down on the street, pick one up at a taxi rank or order them by telephone.
What airport do you fly into for flights to Madrid?
If you book a flight to Madrid, you will be flying into Barajas, which is the city’s only airport. Madrid Barajas (MAD) is located 13.6 km from the centre of Madrid.
