Manchester (MAN) to Madrid (MAD): 890 miles (1,433 km) great-circle, about 2h 15m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $135 round-trip on Ryanair UK, nonstop, departing July 16, 2026.
$135 round-trip, Ryanair UK RK3187, departing 2026-07-16 at 07:05, returning 2026-07-19. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Sunday 3 nights later; the fare was observed 82 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $135, it ranked 7th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from MAN (median $499). That is 15.2 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), below the MAN median of 17.5 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from MAN of similar length: Barcelona (857 mi) at $87 and Palma De Mallorca (982 mi) at $72.
Ryanair UK had the cheapest fare on 2 of 30 MAN routes. It is the 27th longest of the 30 routes we track from MAN.
Of 35 departure airports with a fare to Madrid, Manchester (MAN) ranked 6th at $135. 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/London, Europe/Madrid; flight time is our estimate.