London Stansted to Madrid flights
Updated 2026-11-04
The lowest one-way fare from London Stansted to Madrid we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £15 with Ryanair, for travel on 5 Dec, non-stop (seen on 2 Nov). A typical low fare is £33 (the median of the cheapest fare in each of 50 travel weeks). London Stansted (STN) to Madrid Barajas (MAD) is 1302 km, typically flown in 2h 02m. 1 airline has been seen selling non-stop flights.
How much is a flight from London to Madrid?
- Lowest one-way fare seen
- £15 with Ryanairfor travel on 5 Dec, non-stop · seen 2 Nov
- Typical low fare
- £33median of the cheapest fare in each of 50 travel weeks
- Cheapest month to travel
- Januarymedian daily low £21, 27 travel days seen
- Dearest month
- Julymedian daily low £81, 13 travel days seen
- Cheapest day to fly
- Wednesdaymedian £35 across 31 Wednesdays
- Airlines seen flying direct
- Ryanair
- 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.
See today's pricesHow much is a flight from London to Madrid next week?
| Travel week | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Next week5 Nov–11 Nov | £24 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 7 Nov |
| In 2 weeks12 Nov–18 Nov | £22 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 12 Nov |
| In 3 weeks19 Nov–25 Nov | £18 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 19 Nov |
| In 4 weeks26 Nov–2 Dec | £18 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 28 Nov |
| In 5 weeks3 Dec–9 Dec | £15 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 5 Dec |
| In 6 weeks10 Dec–16 Dec | £22 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 12 Dec |
| In 7 weeks17 Dec–23 Dec | £48 | – | London Stansted | Check 19 Dec |
| In 8 weeks24 Dec–30 Dec | £39 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check 26 Dec |
Lowest one-way fare seen for travel in each of the next 8 weeks, checked 4 Nov. A week is shown only when fares were seen on three or more of its days. Not live prices.
London to Madrid flights by date
Lowest one-way fare seen for each travel date in the next two weeks, checked 4 Nov. Cheapest: Thursday 12 Nov at £22 with Ryanair.
| Travel date | Lowest fare seen | Airline | From | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov | £41 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 6 Nov | £53 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Sat 7 Nov | £24 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 8 Nov | £57 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Mon 9 Nov | £106 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Tue 10 Nov | £48 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Wed 11 Nov | £31 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Thu 12 Nov | £22 | Ryanair | London Stansted | Check |
| Fri 13 Nov | £132 | easyJet | London Stansted | Check |
| Sat 14 Nov | £38 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Sun 15 Nov | £42 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Mon 16 Nov | £42 | – | London Stansted | Check |
| Tue 17 Nov | £22 | – | London Stansted | Check |
Dates with no fare observed are left out. Past observations, not live prices.
Which airlines fly direct from London to Madrid?
| Airline | Lowest fare seen | Travel date | Typical low fare | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | £15 | 5 Dec | £32 | Check 5 Dec |
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 easyJet £83, Royal Air Maroc £89, Air Algerie £125, SunExpress £135, Ajet £173 and Pegasus Airlines £197.
Cheapest month to fly from London to Madrid
Each figure is the median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each travel day in that month (197 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 of the week to fly from London to Madrid
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £46 | £41 | £35 | £44 | £62 | £38 | £50 |
Median of the lowest one-way fare seen for each departure day, grouped by weekday. Wednesday is the lowest in this week's data.
Flying from London Stansted
Stansted is built around Ryanair, with over 200 routes and the airport's single Norman Foster terminal optimised for fast turnarounds. The Stansted Express runs to Liverpool Street in 47 minutes; the airport sits 34 miles northeast of central London. Fares from Stansted are typically the cheapest of the London airports, especially on Eastern European, Italian and Iberian routes — the trade-off is fewer full-service options and a longer ground transfer at both ends.
Arriving in Madrid
Madrid Barajas is the largest airport in Spain and Iberia's main hub. T4 handles long-haul and Iberia operations; T1–T3 handle most other carriers. Metro Line 8 reaches Nuevos Ministerios in 16 minutes. Fares from the UK are very competitive thanks to Iberia and Ryanair both running heavy schedules; weekday afternoons typically have the cheapest one-way slots.
London to Madrid FAQs
Direct flights from London Stansted (STN) to Madrid Barajas (MAD) take approximately 2h 02m for the 1302 km journey. Airport-to-airport time depends on winds and air-traffic queueing on approach.
The lowest one-way fare we saw in the week to 4 Nov was £15 with Ryanair, for travel on 5 Dec, non-stop (seen on 2 Nov). A typical low fare is £33, the median of the cheapest fare in each of 50 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 £24 with Ryanair from London Stansted, for 7 Nov. The weeks after: 12 Nov–18 Nov £22; 19 Nov–25 Nov £18; 26 Nov–2 Dec £18. These are fares seen when we checked, not live prices.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, January was the cheapest month to travel, with a median daily low of £21 over 27 travel days. July was the dearest at £81.
Wednesday, in this week's data: the median of the lowest fare for each Wednesday departure was £35, across 31 dates.
We have seen non-stop flights sold by Ryanair. Lowest one-way fares seen: Ryanair £15.
In the fares we recorded in the week to 4 Nov, the lowest one-way fare to Madrid was from London Stansted (£15), then London Luton £18, London Gatwick £21 and London Heathrow £28. Lowest fares seen, not live prices; the order changes week to week.
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