✈ MAN → MAD

2H 53M FROM MANCHESTER TO MADRID. PACK A BOOK YOU WON'T FINISH.

Flight time
2h 53m
Distance
890 mi
Or
1,433 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Manchester to Madrid

From Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe  →  Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe

How long is the flight from Manchester to Madrid?

A nonstop flight from Manchester (MAN) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 2 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 890 miles (1,433 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 53m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

890 mi

1,433 km · great-circle

Avg speed

496 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Manchester timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Madrid timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Madrid

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 224 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 245 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 59 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.