When to book for the cheapest Edinburgh–Madrid flights
EDI to MAD one-way fares
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £12 with Ryanairfor travel on 5 Dec, non-stop · seen 27 Oct
- Typical low fare
- £55median of the cheapest fare in each of 40 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Februarymedian daily low £42, 11 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Julymedian daily low £96, 8 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Saturdaymedian £53 across 17 Saturdays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- Ryanair, easyJet and Iberia
- Fares last checked
- 4 Novcaptured daily
These are fares seen on the dates given, not live prices. A fare can sell out or change within hours.
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| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | £12 | 5 Dec | £52 | Check 5 Dec |
| easyJet | £36 | 21 Jan 2027 | £70 | Check 21 Jan |
| Iberia | £56 | 18 Sep 2027 | – | Check 18 Sep |
One-way fares for non-stop flights, seen in the week to 4 Nov. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates. Some fares are sold by a partner airline on the same aircraft (a codeshare).
With a stop on the way, the lowest fares seen were Norwegian £88, British Airways £93, Transavia £94, KLM £107, Air France £112 and Lufthansa £177.
Cheapest months to fly EDI to MAD
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (115 travel days in all, checked in the week to 4 Nov). A month is shown only when at least three of its days have a fare.
Cheapest day to fly EDI to MAD
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £61 | £56 | £59 | £54 | £65 | £53 | £62 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Saturday is the lowest in this week's data.
Alternative routes to Madrid
Edinburgh to Madrid FAQs
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £12 with Ryanair, for travel on 5 Dec, non-stop (seen on 27 Oct). A typical low fare is £55, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 40 travel weeks. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
For travel between 5 Nov and 11 Nov, the lowest one-way fare we saw (checked 4 Nov) was £35 with Ryanair from Turnhouse, for 11 Nov. The weeks after: 12 Nov–18 Nov £13; 19 Nov–25 Nov £41; 26 Nov–2 Dec £29. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, February was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £42 over 11 travel days. July was the dearest at £96. The cheapest day of the week to fly was Saturday: the median of the lowest fare for each Saturday departure was £53, across 17 dates. These are fares seen on those dates, not live prices.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by Ryanair, easyJet and Iberia in the week to 4 Nov. Lowest one-way fares seen: Ryanair £12, easyJet £36 and Iberia £56. An airline is listed once it has been seen on two or more travel dates.
Direct flights take 2h 35m–2h 50m. Iberia and Vueling from Edinburgh Airport are typically the fastest. No stops are needed — it's a non-stop route of 1,700 km. Prevailing winds mean the southbound EDI→MAD leg can be marginally slower than the return.
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