Ski trips from Madrid

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Mon 28 Dec

2. MAD→OPO Mon 28 Dec leaves 23:25, lands 23:4523:25–23:45 late landingRyanair, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €24€27seen 2 days ago Check price

3. Porto

   Portugal, 2 nights, 28–30 Dec

   Portugal's second city on the Douro, with steep tiled streets, the Ribeira riverfront, port wine cellars across the river and Atlantic beaches at Foz.

   Typical December: highs of 14°C, wet

   • Old town

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4. OPO→FMM Wed 30 Dec leaves 06:35, lands 10:1506:35–10:15Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€20 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Memmingen

   Germany, 2 nights, 30 Dec – 1 Jan

   A small Swabian town with a well-kept old centre in the Allgäu, the gateway to Bavaria's foothills. Neuschwanstein castle, alpine lakes, hiking and ski areas are all within about an hour.

   Typical December: highs of 3°C, some rain

   • Small town
   • Ski

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6. FMM→CTA Fri 1 Jan leaves 06:20, lands 08:3006:20–08:30Ryanair, about 2 hours, cabin bag about €24€19 Check price
   • a price seen 7 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Catania (Sicily)

   Italy, Last stop, Fri 1 Jan

   Sicily's east-coast city, built of black lava stone in baroque style below Mount Etna. A lively fish market, good street food and beaches, with trips up the volcano and to Taormina.

   Typical January: highs of 18°C, some rain

   • Island
   • Ski

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We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Tue 8 Dec

2. MAD→TIA Tue 8 Dec leaves 18:45, lands 21:5018:45–21:50Ryanair, about 3 hours, cabin bag about €24€20seen 2 days ago Check price

3. Tirana

   Albania, 3 nights, 8–11 Dec

   Albania's capital, a city of painted blocks, cafés and Communist-era bunkers turned museums, with a cable car up Mount Dajti just outside town.

   Typical December: highs of 13°C, wet

   • Capital

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4. TIA→FMM Fri 11 Dec leaves 20:00, lands 22:0020:00–22:00Ryanair, about 2 hours, cabin bag about €24€16 Check price
   • a price seen 8 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Memmingen

   Germany, 3 nights, 11–14 Dec

   A small Swabian town with a well-kept old centre in the Allgäu, the gateway to Bavaria's foothills. Neuschwanstein castle, alpine lakes, hiking and ski areas are all within about an hour.

   Typical December: highs of 3°C, some rain

   • Small town
   • Ski

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6. FMM→MLA Mon 14 Dec leaves 06:10, lands 08:3006:10–08:30Ryanair, about 2½ hours, cabin bag about €24€28 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Malta

   Malta, 3 nights, 14–17 Dec

   A small island nation in the middle of the Mediterranean, with the fortified capital Valletta, prehistoric temples, swimming coves and the medieval town of Mdina.

   Typical December: highs of 18°C, wet

   • Capital
   • Island
   • Beach
   • Old town

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8. MLA→CTA Thu 17 Dec leaves 14:50, lands 15:4014:50–15:40Ryanair, about 50 min, cabin bag about €24€15 Check price
   • a price seen 7 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

   Only 192 km: compare trains, buses and ferries

9. Catania (Sicily)

   Italy, Last stop, Thu 17 Dec

   Sicily's east-coast city, built of black lava stone in baroque style below Mount Etna. A lively fish market, good street food and beaches, with trips up the volcano and to Taormina.

   Typical December: highs of 18°C, some rain

   • Island
   • Ski

   Swap this stop

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Thu 10 Dec

2. MAD→SOF Thu 10 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 10:3006:00–10:30Ryanair, about 3½ hours, cabin bag about €24€48 Check price
   • a price seen 8 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

3. Sofia

   Bulgaria, 4 nights, 10–14 Dec

   Bulgaria's capital, with the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Roman ruins under the streets, cheap eating out and Vitosha mountain right on its edge.

   Typical December: highs of 5°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Mountains
   • Ski

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4. SOF→RMO Mon 14 Dec leaves 11:55, lands 13:2011:55–13:20Wizz Air, about 1½ hours, cabin bag about €37€18 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Chisinau

   Moldova, 3 nights, 14–17 Dec

   Moldova's capital, a green city of parks and Soviet-era boulevards. Visitors come for the wine: the vast underground cellars at Cricova and Mileștii Mici are a short drive away.

   Typical December: highs of 3°C, some rain

   • Capital

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6. RMO→GHV Thu 17 Dec leaves 13:20, lands 14:1513:20–14:15Wizz Air Malta, about 1 hour, cabin bag about €37€19seen 2 days ago Check price

   Only 292 km: compare trains, buses and ferries

7. Brasov

   Romania, Last stop, Thu 17 Dec

   Transylvanian city under Tâmpa hill, with a Saxon old town and the Black Church; Bran Castle and Poiana Brașov ski resort are close.

   Typical December: highs of 4°C, dry

   • Mountains
   • Old town
   • Ski

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We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Thu 10 Dec

2. MAD→SOF Thu 10 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 10:3006:00–10:30Ryanair, about 3½ hours, cabin bag about €24€48 Check price
   • a price seen 8 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

3. Sofia

   Bulgaria, 2 nights, 10–12 Dec

   Bulgaria's capital, with the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Roman ruins under the streets, cheap eating out and Vitosha mountain right on its edge.

   Typical December: highs of 5°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Mountains
   • Ski

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4. SOF→STN Sat 12 Dec leaves 21:15, lands 22:3521:15–22:35Ryanair, about 3½ hours, cabin bag about €24€17 Check price
   • Stansted Airport is 50 km from London · Far airports compared
   • you leave London from a different airport (LTN, London Luton Airport)
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. London

   United Kingdom, 3 nights, 12–15 Dec

   Britain's capital on the Thames, with free national museums, royal palaces, the Tower, West End theatres, big parks and food from every corner of the world.

   Typical December: highs of 9°C, some rain

   • Capital

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6. LTN→GVA Tue 15 Dec leaves 13:55, lands 16:4013:55–16:40easyJet, about 2 hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€20 Check price
   • London Luton Airport is 45 km from London · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 4 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Geneva

   Switzerland, Last stop, Tue 15 Dec

   A Swiss city at the tip of Lake Geneva, home to the UN and Red Cross, with a lakeside jet fountain, an old town on the hill and the Alps within an hour.

   Typical December: highs of 6°C, some rain

   • Lakes
   • Old town
   • Ski

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We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Fri 11 Dec

2. MAD→WMI Fri 11 Dec leaves 20:45, lands 00:15 the next day20:45–00:15⁺¹ late landingRyanair, about 3½ hours, cabin bag about €24€33 Check price
   • Warsaw-Modlin Airport is 35 km from Warsaw · Far airports compared
   • a price seen 7 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

3. Warsaw

   Poland, 2 nights, 12–14 Dec

   Poland's capital on the Vistula, with an old town rebuilt brick by brick after the war, strong history museums, riverside bars and a growing food scene.

   Typical December: highs of 2°C, some rain

   • Capital
   • Old town

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4. WMI→BSL Mon 14 Dec leaves 05:40, lands 07:4005:40–07:40 early startLands at EuroAirport Swiss. Wizz Air, about 2 hours, cabin bag about €37€27seen 2 days ago Check price
   • Warsaw-Modlin Airport is 35 km from Warsaw · Far airports compared

5. Basel

   Switzerland, 2 nights, 14–16 Dec

   A Rhine city where Switzerland meets France and Germany, with a strong art scene, a red sandstone town hall, summer swims down the river and the Black Forest nearby.

   Typical December: highs of 6°C, some rain

   • Ski

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6. BSL→NCE Wed 16 Dec leaves 19:35, lands 20:5519:35–20:55Leaves from EuroAirport Swiss. easyJet, about 1½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€17 Check price
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Nice

   France, Last stop, Wed 16 Dec

   The Riviera's main city: the pebble beach and Promenade des Anglais, a tangle of old-town lanes with a daily flower market, and Matisse and Chagall museums. Monaco and hill villages are short trips.

   Typical December: highs of 14°C, some rain

   • Beach
   • Old town
   • Ski

   Swap this stop

We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

1. Madrid

   Spain, Start, Mon 14 Dec

2. MAD→NCE Mon 14 Dec leaves 13:10, lands 15:0513:10–15:05easyJet, about 2 hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€28 Check price
   • a price seen 3 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

3. Nice

   France, 2 nights, 14–16 Dec

   The Riviera's main city: the pebble beach and Promenade des Anglais, a tangle of old-town lanes with a daily flower market, and Matisse and Chagall museums. Monaco and hill villages are short trips.

   Typical December: highs of 14°C, some rain

   • Beach
   • Old town
   • Ski

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4. NCE→FCO Wed 16 Dec leaves 20:30, lands 21:4520:30–21:45Lands at Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport. easyJet, about 1½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€33 Check price
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

5. Rome

   Italy, 2 nights, 16–18 Dec

   Italy's capital, with the Colosseum, the Forum, the Pantheon, the Vatican museums, baroque piazzas and trattorias serving carbonara and cacio e pepe.

   Typical December: highs of 13°C, wet

   • Capital
   • Old town

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6. FCO→ZRH Fri 18 Dec leaves 06:00, lands 07:4006:00–07:40Leaves from Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport. easyJet, about 1½ hours, check the airline's cabin bag rules€24 Check price
   • a price seen 5 days ago: it may be higher now or sold out

7. Zurich

   Switzerland, Last stop, Fri 18 Dec

   Switzerland's largest city, on a clear lake where people swim in summer, with a compact old town, galleries, lakeside bathing huts and the Alps close by.

   Typical December: highs of 4°C, some rain

   • Lakes
   • Old town
   • Ski

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We count €60 a bag on all 3 flights; check the airlines' prices.

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.