Cheap flights from Madrid to Bilbao from R586

The cheapest month to fly to Bilbao from Madrid is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around R1 547, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Bilbao in January, then you should wait until March to fly from Madrid, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R1 694.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Bilbao from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Bilbao for around R1 877 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Bilbao from Madrid for as low as R1 286 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Madrid to Bilbao flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Madrid and Bilbao have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 90 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Iberia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, 49 flights take off from Madrid and land in Bilbao each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 15:00, with 49% of daily flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Bilbao is 349 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.