Madrid (MAD) to Rome (ROM): 827 miles (1,331 km) great-circle, about 2h 10m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $71 round-trip on Wizz Air Malta, nonstop, departing June 11, 2026.
$71 round-trip, Wizz Air Malta W46016, departing 2026-06-11 at 22:55, returning 2026-06-16. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Tuesday 5 nights later; the fare was observed 47 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $71, it ranked 2nd of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from MAD (median $182). That is 8.6 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), below the MAD median of 17.6 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from MAD of similar length: Amsterdam (906 mi) at $209 and Milan (714 mi) at $81.
Wizz Air Malta had the cheapest fare on 6 of 30 MAD routes. It is the 22nd longest of the 30 routes we track from MAD.
Of 39 departure airports with a fare to Rome, Madrid (MAD) ranked 11th at $71. Lowest: $48 from Budapest (BUD); highest: $1126 from Calgary (YYC); 24 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Wizz Air Malta (11), Ryanair (8), Wizz Air (3), easyJet Europe (2), WestJet (2) and Air Baltic (1), plus 12 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Italy: 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/Madrid, Europe/Rome; flight time is our estimate.