✈ FRA → MAD

2H 52M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.

Flight time
2h 52m
Distance
882 mi
Or
1,420 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Frankfurt to Madrid

From Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany Europe  →  Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe

How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Madrid?

A nonstop flight from Frankfurt (FRA) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 2 hours 52 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 882 miles (1,420 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 52m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

882 mi

1,420 km · great-circle

Avg speed

495 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Frankfurt timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Berlin

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 222 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 243 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 58 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.