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London (LHR) – Madrid (MAD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,243 km
773 mi · 671 nm
Flight time
2 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
156 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (92 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,550,044
2024 · +5.3%
Flights / week
176
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
1,881,133 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from LHR to MADLHRMAD
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LHR
192°
Heading from MAD
10°
Halfway point
46.00, -2.17
Great-circle km
1,244 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Madrid is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 141,561 passengers
050K100K150KJanFebMar141.6KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024113,579
Feb 2024117,564
Mar 2024141,561
Apr 2024133,953
May 2024140,696
Jun 2024135,973
Jul 2024132,531
Aug 2024108,501
Sep 2024129,291
Oct 2024140,245
Nov 2024130,039
Dec 2024126,111
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 870 flights
05001KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec870
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Month Flights
Jan 2024718
Feb 2024746
Mar 2024841
Apr 2024775
May 2024798
Jun 2024748
Jul 2024733
Aug 2024574
Sep 2024713
Oct 2024808
Nov 2024826
Dec 2024870

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,244 km.

LHR London → MAD Madrid

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

MAD Madrid → LHR London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between London and Madrid

MAD
LHR1,243
LGW1,213
STN1,299
LTN1,289
LCY1,255
SEN1,274

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802
LHR → LIS1,564 km 1,121,519

More routes from MAD

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAD → PMI549 km 2,206,891
MAD → BCN484 km 2,036,488
MAD → FCO1,334 km 1,977,438
MAD → LPA1,765 km 1,970,045
MAD → LIS514 km 1,906,228
MAD → TFN1,771 km 1,785,863
MAD → ORY1,028 km 1,585,160
MAD → BOG8,033 km 1,546,093
MAD → AMS1,459 km 1,228,527
MAD → MEX9,080 km 1,208,106

Questions

London (LHR) and Madrid (MAD) are 1,243 km (773 miles, 671 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.