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Barcelona (BCN) to Madrid (MAD) distance

The great-circle distance from Barcelona to Madrid is 261 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

BCNMAD

Route facts

From
SpainBarcelona (BCN)
To
SpainMadrid (MAD)
Time difference
Madrid and Barcelona are on the same time
Midpoint
40.93° N, 0.76° W
Heading from BCN
261° west
Heading from MAD
78° east

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see BCN-MAD on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.