Spain · direct from 8 UK airports
Madrid
The Prado, the Retiro park, late dinners and tapas bars that stay busy past midnight.
El Capricho: Madrid's secret 18th-century garden
Photo: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0
A romantic garden laid out for the Duchess of Osuna, with a maze, a lake and a civil war bunker underneath. It's only open at weekends and on holidays.
WhereAbout 3 miles from the airport (MAD)
Getting thereMetro line 5 to El Capricho.
Direct flights to Madrid from the UK
8 UK airports fly direct · hover or tap one
| From | Airlines | Months with flights | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | Ryanair | All year | 831 mi |
| Bristol | Ryanair · easyJet | All year | 753 mi |
| Edinburgh | Ryanair · easyJet | All year | 1,068 mi |
| Gatwick | easyJet | All year | 754 mi |
| Liverpool | Ryanair | Oct, Mar to Sep | 888 mi |
| Luton | easyJet | All year | 801 mi |
| Manchester | Ryanair · easyJet | All year | 890 mi |
| Stansted | Ryanair | All year | 808 mi |
From the airlines' own timetables for October 2026 to September 2027. Pick an airport to see the exact days.
Weather in Madrid by month
10°Jan
12°Feb
16°Mar
19°Apr
23°May
29°Jun
33°Jul
32°Aug
26°Sep
20°Oct
14°Nov
10°Dec
Average daytime highs. The warmest months are June, July, August.
| Month | Day | Night | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10° | 3° | 6 |
| February | 12° | 4° | 5 |
| March | 16° | 6° | 5 |
| April | 19° | 8° | 7 |
| May | 23° | 12° | 7 |
| June | 29° | 16° | 3 |
| July | 33° | 20° | 2 |
| August | 32° | 19° | 2 |
| September | 26° | 16° | 4 |
| October | 20° | 11° | 7 |
| November | 14° | 6° | 7 |
| December | 10° | 4° | 6 |
Long-term averages from the national weather service's station record, as compiled on Wikipedia (Madrid). A rainy day has at least 1mm of rain.
Before you go
- On a British passport you can visit visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area.
- Your passport must have been issued less than 10 years before you arrive, and expire at least 3 months after you plan to leave.
- The EU's Entry/Exit System is in use: on your first trip you'll be asked for fingerprints and a photo at the border. It's free, but allow extra time.
From the Foreign Office's Spain travel advice, checked on 16 October 2026. Rules change, so check it before you travel.