Cheap flights from Stuttgart to Madrid

The expensive stretch comes first: school holidays, the destination's summer and the Christmas period push demand and fares up, so start your search from those peaks and work back to December, the cheapest month on this route. With connections available in every month from November to October, weekday departures and returns are worth checking, and booking a few weeks ahead is usually sensible for a capital-city break. If you can be flexible by a few days either way, the dated fare view shows where the cheaper travel days sit.

Vueling Airlines is the low-cost name most people recognise on this route, with the rest of the list made up of full-service and smaller carriers: Lufthansa and Lufthansa City Airlines, Swiss, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Aegean Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Cityjet and Sun Express. Because every itinerary connects, the difference is less about the flight itself and more about what the fare includes, such as baggage, seat choice and changes, so read the conditions for the exact brand you book.

You land at Barajas, Madrid's main airport, on the north-eastern edge of the city, so the centre is a short metro, bus or taxi ride away rather than a walk. Because Madrid is a large capital with several terminal buildings, check which one your flight uses and follow the signs for the right transport link before you leave arrivals. If you land late, allow extra time for the onward journey, since night services are thinner than daytime ones.

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

• Check passport validity and entry rules for Spain before booking, even for short trips within Schengen.
• Confirm the departure and arrival terminals named on your ticket, since Madrid's airport has several buildings.
• Check whether your connection is on a single ticket or separate bookings, because missed connections are usually your cost on separate tickets.
• Compare baggage, seat and change rules across Vueling Airlines and the full-service carriers rather than the headline fare alone.
• Test a few nearby dates, because December is cheapest but the cheaper day still varies by week.