78 same-day destinations

Extreme Day Trips from Madrid-Barajas Airport

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 to help plan your extreme day trip.

Destinations

Countries

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

VLC

Spain

0h 50m

each way

06:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.8h

On the ground

23:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa Express UX4063Back YW3Daily

Things to do in Valencia

Bilbao

BIO

Spain

0h 52m

each way

05:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14.5h

On the ground

21:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa Express UX7161Back IB440Daily

Things to do in Bilbao

AlicanteALC

Spain

0h 55m

each way

06:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~18.6h

On the ground

02:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX4047Back YW3347Daily

Airport is just 15 mins from city via C6 Bus. Perfect for Costa Blanca beaches!

Things to do in Alicante Alicante airport guide

Seville

SVQ

Spain

0h 58m

each way

06:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.6h

On the ground

21:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional IB1069Back IB1076Daily

Things to do in Seville

MalagaAGP

Spain

1h 1m

each way

05:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.7h

On the ground

00:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out ProAir Aviation PAV691Back IB508Daily

Costa del Sol gateway! Airport is 8km from city with train and bus connections.

Things to do in Malaga Malaga airport guide

Porto

OPO

Portugal

1h 1m

each way

05:25

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.6h

On the ground

00:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR572Back YW3219Daily

Things to do in Porto

IbizaIBZ

Spain

1h 2m

each way

01:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~23.5h

On the ground

02:32

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Atlantic Air Solutions PAV661Back PAV612Daily

Things to do in Ibiza Ibiza airport guide

BarcelonaBCN

Spain

1h 4m

each way

04:25

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.9h

On the ground

23:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB1495Back PAV612Daily

El Prat is 30 mins from La Rambla via Aerobus (€7.75). Book Sagrada Familia tickets in advance!

Things to do in Barcelona Barcelona airport guide

LisbonLIS

Portugal

1h 6m

each way

05:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.7h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR9440Back FR9441Daily

Airport is just 7km from centre. Metro is cheapest option (€2).

Things to do in Lisbon Lisbon airport guide

FaroFAO

Portugal

1h 8m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.2h

On the ground

22:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR9403Back IB558Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat

Gateway to the Algarve! Just 4km from town, but most visitors head straight to the coast.

Things to do in Faro Faro airport guide

PalmaPMI

Spain

1h 9m

each way

03:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~20.2h

On the ground

01:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional YW3047Back IB1682Daily

Palma Airport is just 8km from city centre. Buses run every 15 mins (€5).

Things to do in Palma Palma airport guide

Tangier

TNG

Morocco

1h 10m

each way

00:05

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~21.8h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX1407Back FR3877Runs Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Tangier

Menorca

MAH

Spain

1h 17m

each way

04:55

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.7h

On the ground

00:10

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1711Back FR4295Daily

Things to do in Menorca

MarseilleMRS

France

1h 26m

each way

05:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.4h

On the ground

23:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR5446Back FR5337Runs Sat

Things to do in Marseille Marseille airport guide

Casablanca

CMN

Morocco

1h 31m

each way

05:55

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.2h

On the ground

22:10

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Fleet Air International WT8734Back 3O9905Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri

Things to do in Casablanca

GenevaGVA

Switzerland

1h 41m

each way

06:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.4h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional (100 milliones de pasajeros) IB1275Back IB1294Daily

Things to do in Geneva Geneva airport guide

Paris OrlyORY

France

1h 43m

each way

04:55

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.2h

On the ground

23:35

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia (Oneworld Livery) IB567Back IB576Daily

Orly is closer to Paris than CDG - just 20 mins via OrlyVal + Metro.

Things to do in Paris Orly Paris Orly airport guide

ParisCDG

France

1h 45m

each way

05:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14.4h

On the ground

22:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air France AF1401Back IB576Daily

Charles de Gaulle is 25 mins from the city via RER B train. Eurostar is faster for central Paris!

Things to do in Paris Paris airport guide

Marrakech

RAK

Morocco

1h 45m

each way

05:35

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~17.6h

On the ground

02:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1853Back UX1424Runs Wed

Things to do in Marrakech

OlbiaOLB

Italy

1h 48m

each way

04:50

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16h

On the ground

00:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia (Oneworld Livery) IB35Back IB38Runs Thu, Fri

Things to do in Olbia Olbia airport guide

MilanMXP

Italy

1h 51m

each way

05:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.4h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2753Back FR3008Daily

Things to do in Milan Milan airport guide

Milan

LIN

Italy

1h 53m

each way

06:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.5h

On the ground

21:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB671Back IB666Daily

Things to do in Milan

Bergamo

BGY

Italy

1h 56m

each way

05:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.1h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR5121Back FR5984Runs Tue

Things to do in Bergamo

ZurichZRH

Switzerland

1h 57m

each way

06:50

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11h

On the ground

21:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX1675Back IB632Daily

Things to do in Zurich Zurich airport guide

Bologna

BLQ

Italy

2h 1m

each way

05:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.2h

On the ground

22:35

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR3814Back FR3813Runs Fri

Things to do in Bologna

BrusselsBRU

Belgium

2h 3m

each way

05:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.6h

On the ground

22:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2948Back FR2947Daily

Things to do in Brussels Brussels airport guide

RomeFCO

Italy

2h 4m

each way

04:55

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15.2h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out ITA Airways AZ59Back FR9673Daily

Fiumicino Airport is 30 mins from Termini station via Leonardo Express (€14).

Things to do in Rome Rome airport guide

Venice

VCE

Italy

2h 9m

each way

06:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.7h

On the ground

23:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX1081Back FR1207Daily

Things to do in Venice

FrankfurtFRA

Germany

2h 10m

each way

04:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.8h

On the ground

22:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional (Reserva La Rioja Livery) YW2Back LH1122Daily

Things to do in Frankfurt Frankfurt airport guide

DublinDUB

Ireland

2h 12m

each way

04:50

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15h

On the ground

00:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR11Back FR495Daily

Take the Airlink Express 747 bus (€8, 30 mins) to the city centre.

Things to do in Dublin Dublin airport guide

Dusseldorf

DUS

Germany

2h 12m

each way

05:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12h

On the ground

21:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional YW1394Back IB756Daily

Things to do in Dusseldorf

AmsterdamAMS

Netherlands

2h 13m

each way

05:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13h

On the ground

22:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out KLM KL1500Back KL1509Daily

Schiphol is directly connected to Amsterdam Centraal by train (15 mins). Bikes everywhere!

Things to do in Amsterdam Amsterdam airport guide

PalermoPMO

Italy

2h 13m

each way

07:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10h

On the ground

22:05

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB691Back IB702Runs Tue, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Palermo Palermo airport guide

MunichMUC

Germany

2h 16m

each way

06:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.1h

On the ground

21:35

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Lufthansa City VL1807Back IB1314Daily

Things to do in Munich Munich airport guide

LanzaroteACE

Spain

2h 21m

each way

04:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14.2h

On the ground

23:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1503Back IB1512Daily

Volcanic landscapes and beautiful beaches. Rent a car to explore.

Things to do in Lanzarote Lanzarote airport guide

Fuerteventura

FUE

Spain

2h 25m

each way

04:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14.8h

On the ground

00:05

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1521Back FR5491Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Fuerteventura

CataniaCTA

Italy

2h 26m

each way

06:50

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.2h

On the ground

21:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB693Back IB696Runs Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Catania Catania airport guide

LuqaMLA

Malta

2h 27m

each way

06:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.4h

On the ground

22:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR267Back IB53Runs Wed

Things to do in Luqa Luqa airport guide

SplitSPU

Croatia

2h 28m

each way

05:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.9h

On the ground

00:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB943Back IB32Runs Mon, Thu, Fri

Things to do in Split Split airport guide

Alghero

AHO

Italy

2h 30m

each way

00:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~17.3h

On the ground

22:20

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX1057Back FR1476Runs Fri, Sat

Things to do in Alghero

Baden-Baden

FKB

Germany

2h 30m

each way

01:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16h

On the ground

22:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Airest AEG472Back AEG471Runs Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat

Things to do in Baden-Baden

Sofia

SOF

Bulgaria

2h 30m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.8h

On the ground

23:35

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR6410Back FR6409Runs Wed

Things to do in Sofia

Bucharest

OTP

Romania

2h 30m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15h

On the ground

00:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2513Back E9774Runs Mon, Wed, Sun

Things to do in Bucharest

Almeria

LEI

Spain

2h 30m

each way

05:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.8h

On the ground

21:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa AME824Back IB1038Runs Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Almeria

Bari

BRI

Italy

2h 30m

each way

05:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.2h

On the ground

23:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2760Back FR2761Runs Mon, Sat

Things to do in Bari

Culleredo

LCG

Spain

2h 30m

each way

05:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.3h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa Express UX7233Back IB1118Daily

Things to do in Culleredo

Vigo

VGO

Spain

2h 30m

each way

05:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.3h

On the ground

23:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa Express UX7308Back YW3Daily

Things to do in Vigo

Turin

TRN

Italy

2h 30m

each way

05:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.5h

On the ground

22:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR5897Back FR5898Runs Thu

Things to do in Turin

Zagreb

ZAG

Croatia

2h 30m

each way

06:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.5h

On the ground

23:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB939Back IB942Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

Things to do in Zagreb

Toulouse

TLS

France

2h 30m

each way

06:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.7h

On the ground

21:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional (Destino Castellon Livery) IB1189Back IB1196Daily

Things to do in Toulouse

Mykonos

JMK

Greece

2h 30m

each way

06:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.8h

On the ground

00:05

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB847Back IB850Runs Mon

Things to do in Mykonos

Ranon

OVD

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.7h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional IB1119Back IB1226Daily

Things to do in Ranon

Jerez de la Forntera

XRY

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:25

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.4h

On the ground

21:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional IB1089Back IB1096Daily

Things to do in Jerez de la Forntera

Santiago de Compostela

SCQ

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:25

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.6h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB517Back IB1138Runs Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Santiago de Compostela

Hondarribia

EAS

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:30

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.2h

On the ground

21:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB443Back IB450Daily

Things to do in Hondarribia

Granada

GRX

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:35

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.3h

On the ground

21:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional (100 milliones de pasajeros) IB1019Back IB1026Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun

Things to do in Granada

Santander

SDR

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.1h

On the ground

21:45

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional (Valencia floods Livery) IB1059Back IB1068Daily

Things to do in Santander

Pamplona

PNA

Spain

2h 30m

each way

06:55

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.1h

On the ground

23:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Regional IB1049Back YW9Runs Fri, Sat

Things to do in Pamplona

Tirana

TIA

Albania

2h 30m

each way

07:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB859Back IB860Runs Tue, Thu

Things to do in Tirana

Ponta Delgada

PDL

Portugal

2h 30m

each way

07:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~9.6h

On the ground

21:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB553Back IB556Runs Wed

Things to do in Ponta Delgada

PraguePRG

Czech Republic

2h 33m

each way

05:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12h

On the ground

22:20

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2766Back FR2767Runs Mon, Wed, Sun

Take Airport Express bus (€4) to the city. Beer is cheaper than water!

Things to do in Prague Prague airport guide

Gran Canaria

LPA

Spain

2h 35m

each way

04:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~15h

On the ground

00:10

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB1495Back FR2012Daily

Perfect winter sun destination. Maspalomas dunes are unmissable.

Things to do in Gran Canaria

Tenerife

TFN

Spain

2h 35m

each way

04:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~16.2h

On the ground

01:30

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1563Back IB34Daily

Things to do in Tenerife

HamburgHAM

Germany

2h 36m

each way

07:35

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~9.1h

On the ground

21:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Air Europa UX885Back IB776Runs Fri, Sat

Things to do in Hamburg Hamburg airport guide

ViennaVIE

Austria

2h 37m

each way

04:50

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.9h

On the ground

21:55

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR690Back IB796Daily

Things to do in Vienna Vienna airport guide

Tenerife SouthTFS

Spain

2h 39m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14h

On the ground

00:05

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1541Back IB1554Runs Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

Close to all the beach resorts. Year-round sunshine!

Things to do in Tenerife South Tenerife South airport guide

DubrovnikDBV

Croatia

2h 39m

each way

07:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11h

On the ground

23:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB933Back E9772Daily

Things to do in Dubrovnik Dubrovnik airport guide

Sta Cruz de la Palma

SPC

Spain

2h 40m

each way

07:40

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~9.4h

On the ground

22:25

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia Express IB1531Back IB1536Runs Mon, Fri

Things to do in Sta Cruz de la Palma

BerlinBER

Germany

2h 41m

each way

05:05

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.6h

On the ground

22:00

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR2528Back IB786Daily

Things to do in Berlin Berlin airport guide

BudapestBUD

Hungary

2h 49m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~12.8h

On the ground

23:10

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR5713Back IB874Runs Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Things to do in Budapest Budapest airport guide

KerkyraCFU

Greece

2h 51m

each way

07:35

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~13.1h

On the ground

02:20

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB843Back IB846Runs Thu, Fri, Sat

Things to do in Kerkyra Kerkyra airport guide

CopenhagenCPH

Denmark

2h 55m

each way

04:45

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~14.7h

On the ground

01:15

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Ryanair FR607Back GL930Runs Tue, Sun

Things to do in Copenhagen Copenhagen airport guide

Warsaw

WAW

Poland

3h 10m

each way

05:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.3h

On the ground

22:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out LOT LO432Back LO431Daily

Things to do in Warsaw

AthensATH

Greece

3h 18m

each way

00:20

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~17.9h

On the ground

00:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Aegean Airlines A3703Back IB832Daily

Things to do in Athens Athens airport guide

SantoriniJTR

Greece

3h 31m

each way

07:00

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~11.6h

On the ground

01:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB851Back IB858Runs Wed

Things to do in Santorini Santorini airport guide

StockholmARN

Sweden

3h 33m

each way

05:15

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~9.3h

On the ground

21:40

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Iberia IB993Back IB828Runs Fri

Things to do in Stockholm Stockholm airport guide

Istanbul

IST

Turkey

3h 41m

each way

01:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~17.3h

On the ground

01:50

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Qatar Airways QR8238Back TK6418Daily

Things to do in Istanbul

Istanbul

SAW

Turkey

3h 45m

each way

04:10

Out from Madrid-Barajas

~10.3h

On the ground

21:58

Back at Madrid-Barajas

Out Pegasus PC35Back PC34Runs Mon

Things to do in Istanbul

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.