✈ SCL → MAD
13H 31M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Santiago to Madrid
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe
How long is the flight from Santiago to Madrid?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Madrid (MAD) takes about 13 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,661 miles (10,720 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,661 mi
10,720 km · great-circle
Avg speed
793 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
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.