Madrid to Barcelona Flights (MAD-BCN)

🇪🇸 MAD

Madrid

300 mi

BCN 🇪🇸

Barcelona

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport 5 airlines

The Madrid to Barcelona route connects Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) in ES with Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) in ES. This short-haul flight covers approximately 300 miles (483 km) with a typical flight time of 51m. This route is served by 5 airlines: Iberia, Air Europa, VLG and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 185 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

ICAO Code:: LEMD
IATA Code:: MAD
City:: 🇪🇸 Madrid
Country:: ES
Elevation:: 1998 ft

Destination Airport

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport

ICAO Code:: LEBL
IATA Code:: BCN
City:: 🇪🇸 Barcelona
Country:: ES
Elevation:: 12 ft

Operators

185

Tracked Flights

300

Miles

51m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Iberia	`IBE`	`IB`
Air Europa	`AEA`	`UX`
Vueling Airlines	`VLG`	`VY`
Swiftair	`SWT`	`WT`
Air Europa Express	`OVA`	`X5`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	2669	16%
Tuesday	2561	15%
Wednesday	2893	17%
Thursday	2475	15%
Friday	2846	17%
Saturday	1605	9%
Sunday	1849	11%

Pattern Analysis

185 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 16898
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 13444 flights
Weekend: 3454 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Swiftair `SWT` / `WT`	-	-	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2026	Active
Air Europa `AEA` / `UX`		B789	07:30 7:30 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2026	Active
Air Europa Express `OVA` / `X5`	-	B738	-	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2026	Active
Iberia `IBE` / `IB`		B788	08:25 8:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2026	Active
Vueling Airlines `VLG` / `VY`		A320	09:40 9:40 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 4, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 4

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
07:30 7:30 AM	Air Europa	`AEA`	`UX`
08:25 8:25 AM	Iberia	`IBE`	`IB`
09:40 9:40 AM	Vueling Airlines	`VLG`	`VY`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (LEMD - Europe/Madrid).

Total Departure Times: 3

Time Range:
07:30 - 09:40

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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