MAD-Madrid

Heading to Madrid in early April with my wife, two daughters (10 and 6), and my mother in law. We’re looking for a good mix of big sights, great food, walkable areas, and cultural stuff that won’t bore the kids to tears. We’ll probably do Prado, Royal Palace, and Retiro. Beyond...

Flying EAS to MAD to ORD soon. First time with Iberia and first time connecting in Madrid. I’ve got 1h15 from 10:30 to 11:45 to go from T4 to T4S. Non EU passport. All on one ticket, booked through a third party, basic economy. I’ve read that if you miss the connection they’ll...

My husband and I are landing in Madrid from the US at 5:45 AM and trying to get to Malaga the same morning. There is a 6:35 AM flight to Malaga, which gives us about 50 minutes. I am not familiar with Madrid airport at all. Would that be enough time considering immigration and...

Looking at Miami to Madrid round trip in May. Option 1: Chase portal for 40k points + about $198. Option 2: Transfer to Iberia for 40k + about $256 in taxes. Cash fares seem to be around $700 depending on dates. So portal is cheaper out of pocket and same points. On paper that...

Posting this as a warning in case it helps someone else. We were flying SCL → MAD → AMS on Iberia. After a 13 hour overnight flight, we landed in Madrid at 5:30am with an 8:45am connection. We couldn’t check in for the MAD–AMS leg in the app, so we went to the Iberia service...

BA moved my MAD → LHR flight 20 minutes earlier, which leaves me with just a 1h05 connection coming off a long-haul LIM → MAD. They told me the minimum connection time is 45 minutes, so if I want to move to a later flight I have to pay £35, which I’d really rather not. Anyone...

Had a rough one at MAD. My partner was connecting through and needed to stop by the Ryanair desk because her Guatemalan passport doesn’t have the chip for online verification. Problem was the desk was outside the transit area, and immigration wouldn’t let her in just to go...

Just a heads-up for anyone flying through Madrid. I tried to use my Priority Pass at Barajas and was told the lounge was almost at max capacity, they only let 5 of my 7 guests in, even though my pass technically allows up to 9. I’ve never had issues at Iberia lounges or in Rome,...

When we arrived in Madrid I heard an announcement saying those flying to the US need to be at the gate 2 hours prior to departure for extra security check purposes. So do we need to be at the airport 4 hrs prior to departure and not 3? Does this also mean we should go straight...