Extreme Day Trips from Madrid-Barajas
Out before 08:00, home after 21:00, and up to four hours each way. These are the real morning-out, evening-back routes from Madrid-Barajas Airport, worked out from our live flight schedules so the list stays current.
Times shown are the earliest morning outbound and the latest evening return we can see in the schedules. Hours on the ground are approximate. Always double-check the exact times when you book, and leave room for delays on the way home.
Valencia
VLCSpain
Bilbao
BIOSpain
Alicante
ALCSpain
Airport is just 15 mins from city via C6 Bus. Perfect for Costa Blanca beaches!
Seville
SVQSpain
Porto
OPOPortugal
Malaga
AGPSpain
Costa del Sol gateway! Airport is 8km from city with train and bus connections.
Ibiza
IBZSpain
Barcelona
BCNSpain
El Prat is 30 mins from La Rambla via Aerobus (€7.75). Book Sagrada Familia tickets in advance!
Lisbon
LISPortugal
Airport is just 7km from centre. Metro is cheapest option (€2).
Faro
FAOPortugal
Gateway to the Algarve! Just 4km from town, but most visitors head straight to the coast.
Palma de Mallorca
PMISpain
Palma Airport is just 8km from city centre. Buses run every 15 mins (€5).
Tangier
TNGMorocco
Menorca Island
MAHSpain
Casablanca
CMNMorocco
Geneva
GVASwitzerland
Paris Orly
ORYFrance
Orly is closer to Paris than CDG - just 20 mins via OrlyVal + Metro.
Paris
CDGFrance
Charles de Gaulle is 25 mins from the city via RER B train. Eurostar is faster for central Paris!
Marrakech
RAKMorocco
Milan
MXPItaly
Milan
LINItaly
Bergamo
BGYItaly
Zurich
ZRHSwitzerland
Bologna
BLQItaly
Brussels
BRUBelgium
Rome
FCOItaly
Fiumicino Airport is 30 mins from Termini station via Leonardo Express (€14).
Venice
VCEItaly
Frankfurt am Main
FRAGermany
Dublin
DUBIreland
Take the Airlink Express 747 bus (€8, 30 mins) to the city centre.
Dusseldorf
DUSGermany
Amsterdam
AMSNetherlands
Schiphol is directly connected to Amsterdam Centraal by train (15 mins). Bikes everywhere!
Munich
MUCGermany
Lanzarote
ACESpain
Volcanic landscapes and beautiful beaches. Rent a car to explore.
Fuerteventura Island
FUESpain
Catania
CTAItaly
Luqa
MLAMalta
Alghero
AHOItaly
Baden-Baden
FKBGermany
Sofia
SOFBulgaria
Bucharest
OTPRomania
Olbia
OLBItaly
Almeria
LEISpain
Berlin
BERGermany
Bari
BRIItaly
Marseille
MRSFrance
Culleredo
LCGSpain
Vigo
VGOSpain
Split
SPUCroatia
Turin
TRNItaly
Zagreb
ZAGCroatia
Toulouse/Blagnac
TLSFrance
Ranon
OVDSpain
Jerez de la Forntera
XRYSpain
Santiago de Compostela
SCQSpain
Hondarribia
EASSpain
Granada
GRXSpain
Santander
SDRSpain
Pamplona
PNASpain
Tirana
TIAAlbania
Dubrovnik
DBVCroatia
Ponta Delgada
PDLPortugal
Hamburg
HAMGermany
Prague
PRGCzech Republic
Take Airport Express bus (€4) to the city. Beer is cheaper than water!
Gran Canaria
LPASpain
Perfect winter sun destination. Maspalomas dunes are unmissable.
Tenerife Island
TFNSpain
Vienna
VIEAustria
Tenerife South
TFSSpain
Close to all the beach resorts. Year-round sunshine!
Sta Cruz de la Palma
SPCSpain
Budapest
BUDHungary
Kerkyra Island
CFUGreece
Warsaw
WAWPoland
Athens
ATHGreece
Santorini Island
JTRGreece
Stockholm
ARNSweden
Istanbul
ISTTurkey
Istanbul
SAWTurkey
How we work these out
We scan the real departure and arrival schedules at Madrid-Barajas Airport, then match an early morning outbound (before 08:00) with a late evening return (landing back after 21:00, including red-eye arrivals). We only keep destinations within about four hours' flying each way, so every trip on this list is a genuine there-and-back-in-a-day adventure. The list refreshes as schedules change through the seasons.