Late autumn is an ideal time to fly into the Spanish capital of Madrid as you can be fairly confident of exploring the beautiful city in warm, tolerable temperatures under clear blue skies. Airfares and hotel rates are also lower at this time.
The main airlines flying from the UK into Madrid Barajas Airport are British Airways and Iberia which operate frequent flights from London Heathrow. Other airlines include Easyjet and Ryanair from Liverpool and London Gatwick, Easyjet from Bristol, Edinburgh and Luton and Ryanair from Stansted.
Madrid Airport has its own Metro station and the journey into town requires at least one change, or you can get a bus into the city centre or a taxi which will set you back around €30-35, including the airport surcharge (rates increase between 22:00 and 06:00).