Great-circle route MAD ↔ LHR. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAD → LHR Madrid to London |
84/wk | Daily | British Airways, Iberia Airlines |
| LHR → MAD London to Madrid |
84/wk | Daily | British Airways, Iberia Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
2 airlines fly the MAD–LHR nonstop, including British Airways, Iberia Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A350-900 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport and London Heathrow Airport is 774 miles, or 1,246 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 774 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,246 km |
| Nautical miles | 673 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 168 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 08m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 774-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 84 a week from Madrid to London and 84 a week from London to Madrid, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, Iberia Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A350-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
