Cheap flights from Inverness to Madrid

Start with the weeks either side of the cheapest month: January and March frame February, and all three are worth pricing if your dates can move a little. The calendar on this page runs from October through August, so you can put December's Christmas dates, the spring weeks of April and May and the July and August summer window side by side, and if you are tied to school holidays it is worth checking late June as well. Within any month, weigh midweek departures against weekend ones in the dated list rather than guessing.

The list leans full-service: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, British Airways, Loganair Limited and Aer Lingus sit on that side, while Easyjet is the low-cost option. No carrier on the route flies it nonstop, so every itinerary includes a change, and that connection deserves as much attention as the fare itself. What is included differs too — the low-cost model tends to unbundle baggage and seat selection, while the full-service fares usually carry more in the base price — so read the inclusions on the exact ticket you are pricing rather than assuming they match across carriers.

You land at Barajas, Madrid's main airport, which sits a fair way out from the centre on the city's eastern side. The metro runs from the terminal complex into town, airport buses and taxis cover the rest, and the trip in is simple enough in daylight — it is late arrivals that thin the options. Barajas is a multi-terminal airport, so note which terminal your booking names before you arrange a pick-up or agree on a meeting point.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Spanish

Emergency number

112, 061, 091

Driving side

right

Calling code

+34

Internet domain

.es

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Madrid

3.5 M (2025)

Time zone

UTC+02 (Europe/Madrid)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check your passport satisfies Spain's entry rules for United Kingdom residents, including any validity margin Spain asks for beyond your return date.
• If you fly with Easyjet, price the baggage you actually need into the total, because a bare low-cost fare rarely tells the whole story.
• When the connection is sold as two separate tickets, leave a generous gap at the changeover airport, since a missed onward flight is yours to rebook.
• Note which Barajas terminal your itinerary uses, because it decides where you meet the metro or a taxi.
• Run February against the July and August dates in the calendar, then compare the same week midweek against the weekend.