What's the cheapest weekend trip from Madrid?

Faro currently shows the lowest real fare on file among Madrid's short-haul routes, at €16.

Why isn't every destination from Madrid listed here?

This page only includes routes with a real flight time of 2.5 hours or under — long enough to actually get somewhere, short enough to fit a real weekend. Longer routes are on our full "flights from Madrid" page instead.

How many routes did you check?

We checked up to 40 real short-haul routes from Madrid and found 20 with a live fare on file.

What's the best time to fly for a weekend trip?

A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic pattern — check the live fare calendar on each route's own page for the cheapest specific dates.

Do these fares include baggage?

Not necessarily — for a short weekend trip, cabin baggage only often works out cheapest. Check each airline's allowance before booking.

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Best Weekend Trips from Madrid

Real short-haul destinations from Madrid — 2.5h flight time or under — ranked by flight time, with real live fares. Not every destination from Madrid fits a weekend; this page only shows the ones that do.

Real weekend-trip destinations

Destination	Flight time	Fare
Valencia	50m	€28
Bilbao	52m	€33
Alicante	55m	€30
Seville	57m	€26
Malaga	1h 00m	€40
Porto	1h 00m	€27
Ibiza	1h 02m	€19
Barcelona	1h 04m	€39
Lisbon	1h 06m	€20
Toulouse	1h 07m	€86
Bordeaux	1h 07m	€37
Palma	1h 08m	€19
Faro	1h 08m	€16
Algiers	1h 21m	€70
Nantes	1h 23m	€81
Marseille	1h 26m	€31
Casablanca	1h 31m	€46
Lyon	1h 34m	€96
Nice	1h 37m	€78
Geneva	1h 41m	€66

Making the most of a weekend trip

Pack cabin baggage only where you can — it's usually enough for 2-3 nights and skips checked-bag fees.
A Friday evening or Saturday morning departure with a Sunday evening return is the classic weekend pattern.
Book accommodation close to the centre — a short trip loses real time to a long transfer each way.
Check each route's own page for a full fare calendar before settling on exact dates.
Have a backup destination from the list above — the cheapest option can shift by the time you book.

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FAQs — Weekend trips from Madrid

Valencia has the shortest real flight time from Madrid among the routes we checked, at around 0h 50m.