Cheap flights from Liverpool to Madrid

Plan around the expensive stretch first: summer, when school holidays across Europe run from June into August, and the stretch around Christmas and New Year. Those dates are worth avoiding if your schedule gives you room. Work back from them and the calendar rewards you — October comes out as the cheapest month here, with fares listed from that autumn month through to the following August, so autumn, spring and summer can be compared side by side on one screen. Compare weekdays as well as months; on a route where every journey connects, the day you leave can shift the total as much as the season does.

Start with what the fare includes. On Easyjet, Ryanair and Jet2, the base fare covers the seat; checked baggage and seat selection are the paid extras that appear at checkout. Aer Lingus sits on the full-service side, where a bag is more often part of the ticket than an add-on, while Emerald Airlines and Loganair Limited are smaller carriers whose inclusions vary by fare, so read the rules rather than guessing. None of the six flies this route nonstop, which means every booking is a connecting one, and two fares that look similar can drift apart once the bags are priced.

Getting into town is the first thing to plan. You land at Barajas, well out from the centre of the Spanish capital, and the metro runs from the airport into the city, with airport buses, taxis and ride-hailing as the alternatives. The transfer is long enough to shape the rest of your day, so leave slack on arrival and again before the flight home. Watch the terminals too: Barajas is a multi-terminal airport, the transport options and walking distances differ from one to another, and your booking names the one you will use — check it before you set off.

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

• Find out whether your connection sits on one ticket or two separate ones, because a missed link on separate tickets is yours to rebook and pay for.
• Give the layover real room; a connecting itinerary is only as smooth as its tightest gap.
• Price the baggage before the ticket — on Easyjet, Ryanair and Jet2 the checked bag is normally an extra, and it can reorder the fares.
• Confirm your passport meets Spain's entry rules for travellers from the United Kingdom before you lock in dates.
• Weigh October, the cheapest month in the calendar here, against the summer school holidays before settling on dates.
• Check which terminal at Barajas your flight uses, since the way into the city depends on it.