Athens (ATH) to Madrid (MAD): 1,478 miles (2,378 km) great-circle, about 3h 25m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $184 round-trip on Wizz Air, with 2 stops, departing June 6, 2026.
$184 round-trip, Wizz Air W62442, departing 2026-06-06 at 09:35, returning 2026-06-08. The recorded itinerary left on a Saturday, returning on a Monday 2 nights later; the fare was observed 42 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $184, it ranked 17th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from ATH (median $173). That is 12.5 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), below the ATH median of 28.4 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from ATH of similar length: St. Petersburg (1,536 mi) at $491 and Baku (1,404 mi) at $284.
Wizz Air had the cheapest fare on 4 of 30 ATH routes. It is the 5th longest of the 30 routes we track from ATH.
Of 35 departure airports with a fare to Madrid, Athens (ATH) ranked 9th at $184. Lowest: $46 from Lisbon (LIS); highest: $1698 from Sydney (SYD); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): United Airlines (4), Wizz Air (4), Air China (2), American Airlines (2), Ryanair (2) and TAP Portugal (2), plus 17 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Spain: European Commission: Schengen visa policy. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Europe/Athens, Europe/Madrid; flight time is our estimate.