✈ MAD → SEA
10H 54M, 5,295 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Madrid to Seattle
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Madrid to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 10 hours 54 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,295 miles (8,521 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
10h 54m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,295 mi
8,521 km · great-circle
Avg speed
782 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.