ExceptionalNonstop · 2.5h
BRU to STOSweden
Stockholm
$41
usually $135
−70%
Most monthly lows $125–$136. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Flights · BRU → MAD
Brussels to Madrid
Best fare, round trip
$101
−22%
below its usual $130
you keep $29
GoodFound
- Depart
- Wed 17 Feb
- Return
- Sat 20 Feb
- Stay
- 3 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 2.5h
- Airline
Ryanair
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $118 and $148. The drop beats 61% of measured fares on the board, over 7 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 February around $101 and peak in October near $207, 105% dearer, across the 7 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Ryanair nonstop and takes about 2.5 hours outbound, on a 3-night trip. At $101 for 1,316 km each way, that works out to about $38 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $41 per 1,000 km typical of short-haul fares here. Across the 10 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Madrid, this fare ranks 6th — 2.9× the $35 we hold from Milan. For context, the middle fare among the 12 routes of similar length we watch out of Brussels is $87. The best time to be in Madrid: Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 19 Nov, $103
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 4% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $186 then versus $193 now, across 23 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 $56, on 30 Sep.
October 2026
Saturday 17 October: $448, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 18 October: $295, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 19 October: $316, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Wednesday 21 October: $235, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Friday 23 October: $211, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 24 October: $267, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.252627Wednesday 28 October: $233, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 29 October: $207, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 30 October: $282, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $204, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $123, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 4 November: $124, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5678Monday 9 November: $116, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1011121314151617Wednesday 18 November: $145, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 19 November: $103, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2021222324252627282930
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $123, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Friday 4 December: $118, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.56789101112131415Wednesday 16 December: $148, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1718Saturday 19 December: $255, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Monday 21 December: $169, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22232425Saturday 26 December: $232, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 27 December: $265, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28Tuesday 29 December: $182, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 30 December: $263, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
January 2027
12Sunday 3 January: $177, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 4 January: $143, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.56Thursday 7 January: $161, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Saturday 30 January: $149, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 17 Oct 2026 · bands from 124 tracked fares
Cheapest in Feb, around $101
22% below the $130 typical fare
$207Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$103Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$118Dec, below the usual price. Compare December fares.$143Jan ’27, above the usual price. Compare January fares.$101Feb, the cheapest month. Compare February fares.$130Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$148Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Brussels to Madrid, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Zaventem (BRU) · Charleroi (CRL) ↔ Barajas (MAD)
- Flight time
- ≈2.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈1,316 km each way
- Typical price
- $130 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Ryanair
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
Good to know
BRU → MAD, answered.
Is $101 a good price for Brussels to Madrid?
Yes — the seasonal median for this route is around $130 round-trip. At $101 you're 22% below that, which we rate good for this route.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Brussels to Madrid?
Across 7 months of cached-fare history, Feb 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 BRU → 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 7 months of cached fares, Feb comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Brussels to Madrid?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Ryanair). The outbound leg runs around 2.5 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.
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