Flights Madrid → Athens
MAD → ATH
How long is the flight from Madrid to Athens?
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Athens (ATH) takes about 3h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route connects Madrid and Athens, operating with an Airbus A320 aircraft. The origin airport in Madrid has been open since 1931, while the destination airport in Athens opened much more recently in 2001 and handles over 24 million passengers annually.
The Madrid (MAD) → Athens (ATH) route is operated by Aegean Airlines. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 33% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 36 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Athens the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Athens: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madrid (MAD) to Athens (ATH) heads east for about 2,378 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 24m.
Departures from Madrid on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of MAD-ATH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Athens it is 2.8 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked MAD-ATH flights, 33% left on time with an average delay of 36 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about MAD-ATH
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Athens (ATH) takes about 3h 24m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Madrid (MAD) -> Athens (ATH) route, on-time performance is 33% with an average delay of 36 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madrid-Athens is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Aegean Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Athens, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Madrid-Athens route is about 2,378 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
