# Distance from Bucharest (BBU) to Madrid (MAD)

> 2,459 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,459 km / 1,528 mi / 1,328 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Romania) → Spain
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 11:27 in Bucharest, it's 10:27 in Madrid)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,704 ft (MAD is higher than BBU)

## Airports

### [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucharest, Romania
- ICAO: LRBS
- Timezone: Europe/Bucharest
- Coordinates: 44.500000, 26.100000
- Elevation: 297 ft

### [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madrid, Spain
- ICAO: LEMD
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 40.490000, -3.570000
- Elevation: 2,001 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:27 in Bucharest, it's 10:27 in Madrid.

## Related

- [Baneasa International Airport (BBU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbu-bucharest-baneasa-international-airport/1ef266df-565d-61d0-b580-06bb2780ed98)
- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)