Flights Madrid → Edinburgh
MAD → EDI
How long is the flight from Madrid to Edinburgh?
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 2h 34m. 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
The flight route connects Madrid, where the airport opened in 1931, to Edinburgh. Serving a highly trafficked destination, Edinburgh's airport handles over eleven million passengers annually, making it a significant hub for air travel. The route is operated using Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
The Madrid (MAD) → Edinburgh (EDI) route is operated by easyJet. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 47% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Edinburgh the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Edinburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madrid (MAD) to Edinburgh (EDI) heads north for about 1,719 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 34m.
Departures from Madrid on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of MAD-EDI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Edinburgh it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked MAD-EDI flights, 47% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about MAD-EDI
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 2h 34m. 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) -> Edinburgh (EDI) route, on-time performance is 47% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madrid-Edinburgh is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: easyJet.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Edinburgh, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Madrid-Edinburgh route is about 1,719 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.
