Cheap flights from Madrid to Barcelona from £36

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Barcelona from Madrid during December instead. Flights to Barcelona in December, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around £89.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Barcelona. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £100. When flying out on a Wednesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Madrid to Barcelona for around £425.

Flying to Barcelona from Madrid in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as £102 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights at midday are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £410.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Barcelona from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Barcelona for around £107 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Barcelona from Madrid for as low as £87 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Madrid to Barcelona flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Madrid and Barcelona have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 96 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Iberia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Barcelona is 62 per day as of July 2026. The most frequent departure time is 15:00, with 45% of daily flights leaving at midday.

438 flights are operational weekly from Madrid to Barcelona as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 22% of flights per week taking off on this day.