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Flights Dublin → Madrid

DUB → MAD

15
Average risk (Medium)
85%
On-time
8 min
Average delay
0.0%
Cancellations
3
Airlines

Route overview

This flight route connects Dublin, where the airport opened in 1940, with Madrid, whose airport, which dates back to 1931 and handles over sixty-six million passengers annually, is a major hub. Operating on this route are fifteen flights per week using either Airbus A320 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with an average delay of 8.1 minutes and an on-time performance rate of 85%.

EU261 compensation on this route

About ~1,452 km · in case of disruption you may be entitled to up to €250 (Regulation EC 261/2004).

The Dublin (DUB) → Madrid (MAD) route is operated by Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Iberia Airlines. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15/100 (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 Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.

Heading to Madrid: what to expect in this direction

Flying from Dublin (DUB) to Madrid (MAD) heads south for about 1,452 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 14m.

Departures from Dublin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 93% of DUB-MAD flights take off then.

Air-traffic congestion: departing Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (atfm); arriving into Madrid it is 1.5 min (atfm).

Across 15 tracked DUB-MAD flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.

Route facts

Time difference
1h ahead
Arrival (dest. local time)
16:14
Elevation MAD
1998 ft
Typical aircraft
Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800
Est. CO₂/passenger
~145 kg

Flights on this route

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
Iberia Airlines (IB) 86% 17 min 4.8%
Ryanair (FR) 85% 23 min 0.6%
Aer Lingus (EI) 85% 22 min 2.4%

Frequently asked questions about DUB-MAD

On the Dublin (DUB) -> Madrid (MAD) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Dublin-Madrid is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.

The route is operated by 3 airlines: Aer Lingus, Ryanair, Iberia Airlines.

Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Madrid, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.

The Dublin-Madrid route is about 1,452 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.