Cheap flights from Zurich to Madrid from $96

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Madrid from Zurich, with most prices found around $183. If you don’t want to visit Madrid in January, then you should wait until November to fly from Zurich, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $203.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Madrid is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $464. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Madrid on Saturday is $922.

Flying to Madrid from Zurich at noon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $316 when looking at flights departing at noon. Flights to Madrid are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $1,110. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Zurich to Madrid Barajas for the best Zurich - Madrid Barajas flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Madrid from Zurich when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Madrid for around $268 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Madrid from Zurich for as low as $204 on momondo.

easyJet and Vueling are the most popular carriers operating from Zurich to Madrid Barajas

Iberia, SWISS and Air Europa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Madrid from Zurich according to our data. Iberia is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Madrid. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Madrid on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Zurich and Madrid have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 107 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Helvetic Airways have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, there are 20 flights per day flying from Zurich to Madrid. The most common time of day flights depart is 11:00AM, with 54% of flights taking off at noon.

As of April 2026, 140 flights take off from Zurich and land in Madrid each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.