Find cheap flights to Madrid (MAD), Spain

Spain's capital is also the country’s largest city. Cosmopolitan and vibrant, it is home to world-class cultural attractions, excellent restaurants and great shopping.

During the day, visitors can enjoy tapas and people watching at the pavement cafés that line its glorious plazas. By night the city comes alive with a multitude of entertainment options and an exciting live music scene. You can use Travelzoo’s SuperSearch to find cheap flights to Madrid.

Madrid is a hugely popular destination with British travellers and as such many UK airports operate flights to the city making it easy to find cheap flight offers. It is possible to fly direct to Madrid from a number of UK airports including London Heathrow, Stansted, Luton and Gatwick, as well as Liverpool, Bristol, Edinburgh and Birmingham. From many other UK airports it is possible to get flights with one or more stops. Typically, non-stop flights from the UK take around 2.5 to 3 hours.

Madrid is organised into distinct districts which contain individual neighbourhoods or barrios. Each of these has its own identity and offers something different in the way of attractions and atmosphere.

The central district, Centro, is home to historical attractions and architecture, grand plazas, fine restaurants and local markets. Head to the pavement cafés of the stunning Plaza Mayor for a spot of people watching, or to La Latina for excellent tapas and its famous Sunday market at El Rastro.
 
For fine art, head to the Paseo del Prado and the famous Museo del Prado which houses a great collection of European art and the world’s finest collection of the old Spanish masters including masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya and El Greco. Also along the Paseo del Prado is the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofia Museum – two more great stops for art lovers.