Cheap flights from Madrid to Barcelona from $72

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Barcelona-El Prat Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $145. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport from Madrid during December instead. Flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport in December, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $166.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport for around $198 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Barcelona-El Prat Airport from Madrid for as low as $162 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Madrid to Barcelona-El Prat Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Madrid and Barcelona have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 97 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Iberia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Barcelona-El Prat Airport is 49 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 07:00, with 51% of daily flights leaving at midday.

347 flights are operational weekly from Madrid to Barcelona-El Prat Airport as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 24% of flights per week taking off on this day.