Flights Barcelona → Madrid
BCN → MAD
Route overview
This flight route connects the historic cities of Barcelona and Madrid, with flights operating since 1916 from Barcelona's airport and arriving at Madrid's airport, which opened in 1931. The route boasts a perfect on-time performance rate, with an average delay of just 0.8 minutes over four total flights, utilizing various Airbus aircraft models including the A321, A319, A320, A330-200, and A330-300.
The Barcelona (BCN) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines. Across 4 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to Madrid (MAD) heads west for about 483 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 1m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of BCN-MAD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).
Across 4 tracked BCN-MAD flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 89% | 19 min | 0.0% |
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
Airlines operating BCN-MAD
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BCN-MAD
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 4 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-Madrid is 0.00% across 4 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines.
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The Barcelona-Madrid route is about 483 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €250, barring extraordinary circumstances.
