Madrid, Spain → San Juan, Puerto Rico
3,442 nautical miles · Direction: southwest
The straight-line distance from Madrid to San Juan is 6,374 km (3,961 miles). San Juan lies roughly west of Madrid; the initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W). It is an international route from Spain to Puerto Rico, crossing from Europe to North America.
Madrid (Community of Madrid, Spain) sits at 40.4168°N, 3.7038°W; San Juan (San Juan, Puerto Rico) is at 18.4655°N, 66.1057°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~8h 28min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Madrid and San Juan — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Madrid and San Juan lies at approximately 33.3616°N, 38.6977°W — the position that is an equal 3,187 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, San Juan (America/Puerto_Rico) is 5 or 6 hours behind Madrid (Europe/Madrid), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
All distances from Madrid · All distances from San Juan
The straight-line distance from Madrid to San Juan is approximately 6,374 km (3,961 miles, 3,442 nautical miles).
San Juan lies roughly west of Madrid; the initial great-circle bearing is 267° (W).
Estimated flight time is about 8h 28min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Madrid and San Juan — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, San Juan (America/Puerto_Rico) is 5 or 6 hours behind Madrid (Europe/Madrid), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances