Lisbon (LIS) – Madrid (MAD)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
514 km
319 mi · 277 nm
Flight time
1 h 25 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
65 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (38 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,906,228
2024 · +2.6%
Flights / week
263
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
2,317,233 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LIS
67°
Heading from MAD
250°
Halfway point
39.67, -6.39
Great-circle km
513 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Madrid is 1 h ahead of Lisbon

The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 169,006 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 2024137,962
Feb 2024150,392
Mar 2024165,402
Apr 2024162,037
May 2024169,006
Jun 2024161,673
Jul 2024166,485
Aug 2024165,402
Sep 2024168,287
Oct 2024166,267
Nov 2024151,724
Dec 2024141,591
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 1,190 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 20241,015
Feb 20241,086
Mar 20241,190
Apr 20241,148
May 20241,186
Jun 20241,131
Jul 20241,178
Aug 20241,174
Sep 20241,168
Oct 20241,163
Nov 20241,083
Dec 20241,152

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 513 km.

LIS Lisbon → MAD Madrid

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

MAD Madrid → LIS Lisbon

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

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.

More routes from LIS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LIS → ORY1,438 km 1,545,371
LIS → FNC965 km 1,393,914
LIS → BCN996 km 1,305,408
LIS → LHR1,564 km 1,121,519
LIS → AMS1,847 km 1,044,889
LIS → PDL1,452 km 933,707
LIS → GRU7,910 km 864,997
LIS → OPO277 km 755,476
LIS → FRA1,875 km 730,466
LIS → GVA1,498 km 716,106

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 → TFN1,771 km 1,785,863
MAD → ORY1,028 km 1,585,160
MAD → LHR1,243 km 1,550,044
MAD → BOG8,033 km 1,546,093
MAD → AMS1,459 km 1,228,527
MAD → MEX9,080 km 1,208,106

Questions

Lisbon (LIS) and Madrid (MAD) are 514 km (319 miles, 277 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.