Flights Madrid → Warsaw
MAD → WAW
How long is the flight from Madrid to Warsaw?
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Warsaw (WAW) takes about 3h 15m. 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 Warsaw, whose airport opened three years later in 1934. Serving a bustling destination with over 21 million passengers annually, this route is operated using both Boeing 737-400 and Embraer 195 aircraft.
The Madrid (MAD) → Warsaw (WAW) route is operated by LOT Polish Airlines. Across 20 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Warsaw the average ATFM delay is 1.3 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Warsaw: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madrid (MAD) to Warsaw (WAW) heads north-east for about 2,270 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 15m.
Departures from Madrid on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 65% of MAD-WAW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madrid the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Warsaw it is 1.3 min (atfm).
Across 20 tracked MAD-WAW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Frequently asked questions about MAD-WAW
The flight from Madrid (MAD) to Warsaw (WAW) takes about 3h 15m. 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) -> Warsaw (WAW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 20 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madrid-Warsaw is 0.00% across 20 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: LOT Polish Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Warsaw, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Madrid-Warsaw route is about 2,270 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.
