Why go
- Capital and largest city of Spain.
- Served by Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base (TOJ).
History
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid, it is the political, economic and cultural centre of the country.
Airports
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 15 km to the centre
Madrid, MD, ES — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 68 airlines (Iberia Airlines, Air Europa, Ryanair, easyJet…) · direct flights to 158 destinations incl. New York, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Porto, Brussels… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 68 airlines, 158 direct destinations
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, A320, CRK, A321, 32S, CRJ-900…) · 95 routes: Accra, Algier, Alicante*, Almeria*, Amman*, Arrecife*, Aviles, Barcelona, Berlin, Bilbao, Bogota, Bologna*, Bordeaux*, Boston, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Casablanca, Chicago, Copenhagen*, Dakar, Dallas-Fort Worth*, Dublin*, Duesseldorf*, Florence*, Frankfurt*, Fuerteventura*, Geneva, Gran Canaria, Granada*, Guatemala City, Guayaquil*, Helsinki*, Ibiza*, Jerez*, Kiev*, La Coruna, Lagos, Lima, Lisbon … +55 more
- Air Europa UX (A330-200, 737-800, Embraer 190, A330-300, ATR, 32S…) · 43 routes: Almeria, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Aviles, Badajoz, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Bucharest*, Buenos Aires, Cancun, Caracas, Dakar, Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Havana, Ibiza, Jeddah, La Coruna, La Romana, Lima, Lisbon, London, Malaga, Mexico City, Milano, Montevideo, Moscow*, Munich, New York, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Prague, Punta Cana, Rome, Salvador, Santa Cruz, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo … +3 more
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 30 routes: Alghero, Arrecife, Beauvais, Bergamo, Bologna, Budapest, Cagliari, Catania, Charleroi, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Krakow, London, Malta, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Rabat, Rome, Rygge, Santiago, Tanger, Tenerife, Tenerife
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 12 routes: Berlin, Bristol, Edinburgh, Geneva, Lisbon, Liverpool, London, London, Lyon, Milano, Mulhouse, Paris
- Finnair AY (A330-300, A340-600, A321, A340-300, 757, 767-300…) · 10 routes: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Frankfurt*, Helsinki, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Valencia*, Vigo*
- Alitalia AZ (737-800, Embraer 190, A330-200, A319, A320, A321…) · 9 routes: Fuerteventura*, Gran Canaria*, Ibiza*, La Coruna*, Mexico City*, Palma de Mallorca*, Rome, Tenerife*, Vigo*
- British Airways BA (A330-300, A340-600, A319, A320, A321, A340-300…) · 8 routes: Boston*, Chicago*, Dallas-Fort Worth*, London*, London, Los Angeles*, Miami*, New York*
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A319, A321, 737-800, A320) · 7 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt*, Geneva*, Munich*, Vienna, Zurich*
- American Airlines AA (330, 340, A330-300, 757, 767-300, 777) · 7 routes: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Los Angeles*, Miami, New York, Philadelphia
- US Airways US (ERJ-145, Fokker 100, A319, A320, A330-300, 757…) · 7 routes: Dallas-Fort Worth, Doha, Lisbon*, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Porto*
- LAN Airlines LA (A340-300, A340-600, 787, A320, 330, 767-300) · 6 routes: Frankfurt, Guayaquil, Lima*, Quito*, Santiago, Sao Paulo*
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 5 routes: Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Sofia, Timisoara
- AeroMéxico AM (A330-300, 762, 767-400, 777, 787, Embraer 190) · 4 routes: Atlanta*, Brussels, Cancun, Mexico City
- Air France AF (767-400, 318, A319, A320, A321, 737-800…) · 4 routes: Atlanta*, New York*, Paris, Paris*
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320, A319) · 4 routes: Barcelona, Florence, Ibiza, Paris
- Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia AV (330) · 3 routes: Bogota, Cali, Rio Negro
- Czech Airlines OK (737-800, A319, A321) · 3 routes: Gran Canaria, Prague, Tenerife
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737, 767-400, 767) · 3 routes: Amsterdam, Atlanta*, New York*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, A321, 757-200, A320) · 3 routes: Frankfurt, Munich, Newark*
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700, ATR 72) · 3 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech, Tanger
- Air China CA (330) · 2 routes: Beijing, Sao Paulo
- Compagnie Africaine d\\'Aviation E9 (A330-300) · 2 routes: Cancun, Punta Cana
- Cubana de Aviación CU (IL9) · 2 routes: Havana, Santiago De Cuba
- Delta Air Lines DL (767-400) · 2 routes: Atlanta, New York
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 2 routes: Duesseldorf, Hamburg
- SATA International S4 (ERJ-145, Fokker 100, A319) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Porto*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A320, A319, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva, Zurich
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (330) · 2 routes: Beijing, Sao Paulo
- TAP Portugal TP (ERJ-145, Fokker 100, A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon, Porto*
- Thai Airways International TG (777, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Porto
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 2 routes: Eindhoven, Rotterdam
- Tunisair TU (A320, A320) · 2 routes: Djerba, Tunis
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321) · 1 route: Moscow
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (340) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Astrakhan Airlines OB (762) · 1 route: Santa Cruz
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- China Eastern Airlines MU (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Conviasa V0 (330) · 1 route: Caracas
- Egyptair MS (737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A320, A321) · 1 route: Frankfurt*
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Korean Air KE (A330-200, 747-400) · 1 route: Seoul
- Libyan Arab Airlines LN (A320) · 1 route: Tripoli
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Luxair LG (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Niki HG (A320) · 1 route: Vienna
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Olympic Airlines OA (A320) · 1 route: Athens*
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, A320) · 1 route: Amman
- S7 Airlines S7 (A319) · 1 route: Moscow
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Tarom RO (737-800) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Transaero Airlines UN (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Moscow
- Travel Service QS (A320) · 1 route: Prague
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, A330-200, 737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Kiev
- United Airlines UA (757-200) · 1 route: Newark
- Vietnam Airlines VN (737-800) · 1 route: Frankfurt
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport 8 km to the centre
Madrid, MD, ES — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Casarrubios Del Monte Airfield 33 km to the centre
Toledo, CM, ES
Robledillo De Mohernando Airfield 64 km to the centre
Robledillo De Mohernando, CM, ES
Santo Tome Del Puerto Airfield 89 km to the centre
Segovia, CL, ES
Aeródromo de Griñón 25 km to the centre
Griñón, MD, ES
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base (TOJ); 19 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: MAD has direct flights to 158 destinations on 68 airlines (incl. New York, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Porto, Brussels…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Madrid. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Metro · One of Europe's largest metros; EMT runs the buses. · Fares: Tarjeta Multi · Airport: Metro Line 8 from Barajas T1-T4
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
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Coaches & shuttles
About seven and a half hours; the AVE train takes two and a half. · Barcelona guide →
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing