Cheap flights from Szczecin to Madrid

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the quiet weeks around it keep fares calm. September and October still carry the tail of summer demand and the start of the Spanish school year, December and January get busy around the holidays, and April picks up again with Easter travel. Midweek departures are usually quieter than Friday and Sunday, when weekend trips in both directions overlap. Book a few weeks ahead for autumn and winter trips, and earlier if your dates sit near Christmas, New Year or Easter, when connecting seats go first.

Two carriers serve this route: LOT Polish Airlines and Wizz Air. LOT is the full-service option, so its fares are built with more included, while Wizz Air is the low-cost choice, where the ticket is a starting point and bags, seats and other extras are added separately. Neither flies Szczecin to Madrid non-stop, so both mean a connection, and the airline that flies you out of Goleniow may not be the one that takes you into Barajas. Compare the total with a checked bag and a chosen seat rather than the headline fare, because that is where the two models stop looking alike.

Madrid's airport is Barajas, and it sits outside the city rather than on its edge. The usual ways in are the metro, the suburban train, the airport bus and a taxi; the train and metro are the calmest choice if you land in the morning rush or leave in the evening one. Barajas is spread across several terminals, so check which one your flight uses before you arrange a pickup or a transfer. If your connection into Madrid is on a separate ticket, leave generous time between the plane landing and the ride into town, and remember that Madrid eats late, so an evening arrival still leaves room for dinner.

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 that your departure is from Goleniow, the only airport serving Szczecin, and plan how you will get there from the city.
• Because there are no non-stop flights, look at the connection time and whether both legs sit on one ticket or two.
• On Wizz Air, add a checked bag and a chosen seat before you compare it with LOT.
• Confirm your passport and entry rules for Spain, and that your documents stay valid for the whole trip.
• If you are chasing the low November fares, check the days around the holidays, when the cheap seats go first.
• Look at what time you land back at Goleniow, since onward transport to Szczecin thins out late in the evening.