Cheap flights from Rzeszow to Madrid

December is the cheapest month on this route, and the fare calendar covers every month from September through August, so you can weigh the whole year before committing. Late autumn and winter generally undercut the summer rush, when seats to Madrid fill with holiday travellers. Flying midweek tends to cost less than a weekend departure, and steering clear of the days around Christmas and New Year keeps the fare down. Book several weeks ahead where you can, and remember that December is cheap partly because it is quiet — the final days of the month are not.

Four carriers appear on this route: LOT Polish Airlines, Wizz Air Malta, Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline. Wizz Air Malta is the low-cost option, so the fare buys your seat and a small cabin bag, with checked luggage and seat selection added on top. LOT Polish Airlines and Lufthansa are full-service, which usually brings a checked bag, a meal on the longer legs and a change of planes at a hub. Lufthansa Cityline flies smaller regional aircraft on part of the journey. Since nothing goes non-stop, every option involves at least one connection, and total travel time swings with how long you wait between flights.

Madrid's airport is Barajas, and it sits well outside the city, so plan the last leg of the trip instead of assuming you can walk out of the terminal and be downtown. The metro, suburban trains and express buses all link the terminals with the centre, and taxis wait outside arrivals. The terminals here are large and spread apart, so check which one your flight lands at before arranging a pickup, and leave time if you have to move between them. On the way home, build in a generous buffer: check-in queues at Barajas run long in the morning.

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+01 (Europe/Madrid)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Jasionka is Rzeszow's only airport, so there is no second departure point to compare.
• On Wizz Air Malta the basic fare covers only a small cabin bag, so add checked luggage before you pay.
• If your connection is sold as two separate tickets, a delay on the first flight is your problem, not the airline's.
• For Spain you need a valid passport or national identity card, valid for the whole stay.
• Check the length of your stopover, because a tight connection at a big hub is where bags and passengers go missing.
• December is the cheapest month, but seats around the holidays sell out early, so book before the rush.