ExceptionalNonstop · 3h
BCN to EDIUnited Kingdom
Edinburgh
$47
usually $175
−73%
Most monthly lows $69–$207. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
Flights · BCN → MAD
Barcelona to Madrid
Best fare, round trip
$76
−28%
below its usual $105
you keep $29
GoodFound
- Depart
- Sun 8 Nov
- Return
- Tue 10 Nov
- Stay
- 2 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 1.5h
- Airline
Vueling
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $85 and $110. The drop beats 74% of measured fares on the board, over 8 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
SpainMadridDinner at 10pm, museums at world-class density, and Iberia fare sales that border on typos.Best windowApr–Jun · Sep–OctAirportsBarajas (MAD)Every route into MadridFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in November around $76 and peak in August near $113, 49% dearer, across the 8 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Vueling nonstop and takes about 1.5 hours outbound, on a 2-night trip. The best time to be in Madrid: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 8 Nov, $76
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 18% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $124 then versus $102 now, across 18 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $73, on 12 Nov.
October 2026
1516Saturday 17 October: $153, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $182, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Tuesday 20 October: $122, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 21 October: $112, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 22 October: $161, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $106, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2425Monday 26 October: $137, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 27 October: $85, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2829Friday 30 October: $131, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 31 October: $102, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $81, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Wednesday 4 November: $114, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 5 November: $79, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 6 November: $126, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.7Sunday 8 November: $76, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.9Tuesday 10 November: $86, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.11Thursday 12 November: $125, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 13 November: $122, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 14 November: $81, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.15Monday 16 November: $79, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.17Wednesday 18 November: $86, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Friday 20 November: $101, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324Wednesday 25 November: $95, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2627282930
December 2026
123Friday 4 December: $87, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $81, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.67Tuesday 8 December: $107, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.9Thursday 10 December: $92, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.11121314151617Friday 18 December: $81, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Sunday 20 December: $101, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 21 December: $101, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22232425262728293031
January 2027
1Saturday 2 January: $110, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Monday 4 January: $107, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 132 tracked fares
Cheapest in Nov, around $76
28% below the $105 typical fare
$85Oct, below the usual price. Compare October fares.$76Nov, the cheapest month. Compare November fares.$81Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$107Jan ’27, around the usual price. Compare January fares.$102Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$105Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$113Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$113Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Barcelona to Madrid, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- El Prat (BCN) ↔ Barajas (MAD)
- Flight time
- ≈1.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈505 km each way
- Typical price
- $105 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Vueling
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
BCN → MAD, answered.
Is $76 a good price for Barcelona to Madrid?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $105 round-trip. At $76 you're 28% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Barcelona to Madrid?
Across 8 months of cached-fare history, Nov comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Madrid are Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book BCN → Madrid?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 8 months of cached fares, Nov comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Barcelona to Madrid?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Vueling). The outbound leg runs around 1.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
Next step
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