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You will be fine. No worries!I’ve just been notified that my flight (Iberia) from Madrid to Santiago has been changed to an hour earlier. I will be arriving from the US and now my connecting time between flights is a little over two hours. Having to go through customs and travel from terminal 1 to terminal 4, will this allow me enough time to make the connection? Thanks in advance for your help.
No one can ever say that but the balance of probabilities are strongly on your side!You will be fine. No worries!
Indeed but it’s important to recognise that MCTs are achieved in the vast majority of occasions where a through ticket is issued so it’s better than anecdotal stories. So if the terminal to terminal / different operator MCT is say 90 mins then it will be achieved by a significant majority of customers.I echo @Kathar1na’s suggestion. Transfers and connections in Madrid depend crucially on the airlines you are flying. A two hour connection all in T4 is very different than a two hour connection that requires you to change terminals and check in for your second flight.
Iberia and its partners are the only airlines to use the ultra-modern T4. All other airlines use the older terminals. If you will have to transfer from T1 to T4, you will be switching airline partnerships. And you will have to take an intra-airport bus that runs very regularly but takes 10-15 minutes. If you have two separate tickets, you will have to check in again in T4. Even if it’s all on one ticket, and you don’t have to check in again at T4, you will have to go through the main security in T4,which can be very crowded. I am hoping it is all on one ticket, because I think the connection is very tight. I have made much shorter connections from American Airlines to Iberia Airlines, but it is all in T4, and I didn’t have to go through security again, and I didn’t have to take the airport bus.
Good luck!
In that case you’ve categorically not got a ‘through ticket’Thanks everyone for these very helpful replies. I don’t have a “through” ticket as several have mentioned, I don’t think. I didn’t purchase the flights together. I purchased a flight to Madrid on United, and then a separate one through Iberia. I think for my peace of mind I may try to switch to a later flight.
You might want to check with your travel insurance provider whether they have a minimum time between flights not booked on a through ticket beyond which they will not cover missed conexions. I know two hours or less would not be covered on the policy I normally use. Things are different if you are on a through ticket.Thanks everyone for these very helpful replies. I don’t have a “through” ticket as several have mentioned, I don’t think. I didn’t purchase the flights together. I purchased a flight to Madrid on United, and then a separate one through Iberia. I think for my peace of mind I may try to switch to a later flight.
If you’re on a through ticket it’s Iberia’s problem.
Oh I'm sorry but I will disagree. Last year my wife was flying domestically on AA from PHL to Munich via CharlotteAs stated, assuming you are on a thru ticket, you should be fine.
That's true, but if you have an unprotected "connection" as @NJohn has, and you miss your flight, there will be no hotel or food provided, and you will be on the hook for a replacement flight.The point Im trying to make is that like it or not being on though ticket does not automatically will get one what he\she need or wants. Yes perhaps you will be put on the next available flight but at that moment its frustrating to YOU and messes up YOUR plans
I made it on May 1st this year in slightly less time landing in Madrid, and needing to catch the connecting flight to Pamplona. The airport was mayhem, due to the public holiday, and I was pleased/grateful when I arrived to find my pack had also arrived. My initial flight out of NZ was cancelled, and the replacement flight timings had me arriving late in MadridI’ve just been notified that my flight (Iberia) from Madrid to Santiago has been changed to an hour earlier. I will be arriving from the US and now my connecting time between flights is a little over two hours. Having to go through customs and travel from terminal 1 to terminal 4, will this allow me enough time to make the connection? Thanks in advance for your help.
The Iberia MCT from T1,2 or 3 to T4 is 150-165 minutes. For intra- T4 transfers it’s 45-55 depending on whether the satellite is involved. From their website.Indeed but it’s important to recognise that MCTs are achieved in the vast majority of occasions where a through ticket is issued so it’s better than anecdotal stories. So if the terminal to terminal / different operator MCT is say 90 mins then it will be achieved by a significant majority of customers.
Yes I was booked all the way through with Iberia, separate tickets would make it very tight.The Iberia MCT from T1,2 or 3 to T4 is 150-165 minutes. For intra- T4 transfers it’s 45-55 depending on whether the satellite is involved. From their website.
The OP has a little over 2 hours (and two separate tickets), so I’d say it would be a very close call, and the idea to rebook the second flight is a good one.
Thx yes indeed. Thanks for looking. The OP is not on a thru ticket - if she had then the European sector at two hours later would not have been offered - as under MCT! I think she has been quoted quite a large sum to move to later flight.The Iberia MCT from T1,2 or 3 to T4 is 150-165 minutes. For intra- T4 transfers it’s 45-55 depending on whether the satellite is involved. From their website.
The OP has a little over 2 hours (and two separate tickets), so I’d say it would be a very close call, and the idea to rebook the second flight is a good one.
Was ist Das dis unprotected connection?That's true, but if you have an unprotected "connection" as @NJohn has, and you miss your flight, there will be no hotel or food provided, and you will be on the hook for a replacement flight.
Separate ticketsWas ist Das dis unprotected connection?
Only with a verrrrry long layover for me. Preferably overnight.Aahhh.. yeah, no thanks.
Flying 101 paragraph 1
Thou Shall Not
Twice I had connections on Iberia and the connecting flight was on Vueling. Both times the gates were at the very end of the T4 terminal. Walking to and (sometimes running) with my backpack on is like a mini camino in itself. It is really far. Once my flight was late coming into Madrid and Iberia gave me a pass that allowed me to go to the front of the line at customs and when I had to check in through security. I had about 1 hour and even without waiting when I got to my Vueling flight it was announcing last call.The Iberia MCT from T1,2 or 3 to T4 is 150-165 minutes. For intra- T4 transfers it’s 45-55 depending on whether the satellite is involved. From their website.
The OP has a little over 2 hours (and two separate tickets), so I’d say it would be a very close call, and the idea to rebook the second flight is a good one.
Just don't "dilly dally" along the way. Your luggage should be sent to Santiago. CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS TRUE.I’ve just been notified that my flight (Iberia) from Madrid to Santiago has been changed to an hour earlier. I will be arriving from the US and now my connecting time between flights is a little over two hours. Having to go through customs and travel from terminal 1 to terminal 4, will this allow me enough time to make the connection? Thanks in advance for your help.
In post #10 @NJohn says that these flights are on separate tickets, so any checked luggage will NOT be checked through to Santiago. Hopefully she is traveling with carry on only.Just don't "dilly dally" along the way. Your luggage should be sent to Santiago. CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS TRUE.
The most important thing is that the flight is only from Madrid to Santiago. If it was a connection for a much longer, much more important flight (say before traveling from NYC to Madrid) then I would definitely recommend more time.I’ve just been notified that my flight (Iberia) from Madrid to Santiago has been changed to an hour earlier. I will be arriving from the US and now my connecting time between flights is a little over two hours. Having to go through customs and travel from terminal 1 to terminal 4, will this allow me enough time to make the connection? Thanks in advance for your help.
If your USA flight arriving in Madrid is delayed, you will have issues.You will be fine. No worries!
I agree.Only with a verrrrry long layover for me. Preferably overnight.
I don’t suppose you’ve got next week’s lottery numbers to hand have you?You will be fine. No worries!
I think that anyone who is worried about connection times in Madrid should focus on their own particular ticket and their own particular situation and not worry about others.Ah, reading this thread made me so anxious I had to stop reading.
Especially important when schedules change, as happened in the OP's case. If the tickets are bought on one through itinerary and flight schedules change, the airline(s) will change your tickets for free if the connection doesn't meet the Minimum Connection Time.First piece of advice — If you are going to fly from Madrid after arrival on an international flight, buy a single ticket. That way you can be sure that the ticket meets the minimum connection times, and can also be sure that the airline will rebook you in case of delays.
I was notified yesterday that my flight from Santiago to Madrid had been changed to an hour later and now this gives me 1 hr and 5 minutes to connect in Madrid to my flight to the US. When I contacted them to see if I could get an earlier flight, I was told that because there was more than a 45 minute layover, they would not do it. Now I'm really concerned!!! I can only hope that my flight from Santiago to Madrid will not be delayed. I've been to the Madrid airport and it is huge! I've got my fingers crossed!I’ve just been notified that my flight (Iberia) from Madrid to Santiago has been changed to an hour earlier. I will be arriving from the US and now my connecting time between flights is a little over two hours. Having to go through customs and travel from terminal 1 to terminal 4, will this allow me enough time to make the connection? Thanks in advance for your help.
I would definitely not be happy with that connection before an international flight. But, if it's all on one ticket the airline has the responsibility to put you on the next available flight if you miss it, and provide meals for a long delay and a hotel if an overnight stay is required.I was notified yesterday that my flight from Santiago to Madrid had been changed to an hour later and now this gives me 1 hr and 5 minutes to connect in Madrid to my flight to the US. When I contacted them to see if I could get an earlier flight, I was told that because there was more than a 45 minute layover, they would not do it. Now I'm really concerned!!! I can only hope that my flight from Santiago to Madrid will not be delayed. I've been to the Madrid airport and it is huge! I've got my fingers crossed!
I have made a connection like this many times. You will arrive in T4 and go straight to T4S on the train. No need to exit the secure area, no need to go through security.I was notified yesterday that my flight from Santiago to Madrid had been changed to an hour later and now this gives me 1 hr and 5 minutes to connect in Madrid to my flight to the US.
Now I'm really concerned!!!
I have made a connection like this many times. You will arrive in T4 and go straight to T4S on the train. No need to exit the secure area, no need to go through security.
Try not to worry. Keep in mind that there are lots of options if there is a delay and they need to rebook you — lots of flights to the US from Madrid, and lots of options through London and other European capitals. I know that’s not ideal but the main thing is to get home safel
Thank you for your encouraging words! I am trying not to worry about it....I have made a connection like this many times. You will arrive in T4 and go straight to T4S on the train. No need to exit the secure area, no need to go through security.
Try not to worry. Keep in mind that there are lots of options if there is a delay and they need to rebook you — lots of flights to the US from Madrid, and lots of options through London and other European capitals. I know that’s not ideal but the main thing is to get home safely!
I routinely have had 45 minutes connection times arriving from Santiago to Barajas. The airport is huge and yes it’s tight. Just hit the ground running and find your gate. Remember in Barajas the information boards are listed by original time of departure. Just go and get on that flight!I was notified yesterday that my flight from Santiago to Madrid had been changed to an hour later and now this gives me 1 hr and 5 minutes to connect in Madrid to my flight to the US.
You can try and get your luggage booked through to Santiago when you check in with United. If you can check it all the way through that will be the clincher. The luggage checkin process in Spain is the slowest I have ever encountered. ( I heard Kenya is worse).Update - I am staying with my original ticket. The only other flight is 9 hours later in the day and the cost of switching a ticket was much more than I originally paid. In case there are unforeseen circumstances, I will have the train and bus schedules printed. If all else fails, I’ll get a hotel overnight and try again the next day. I have a two day cushion - meeting my husband after he finishes the Norte, then we travel to Astorga for a 2 week Camino.
Thanks again for all your help and advice. The wisdom of this group is invaluable.
Better to not check on any bags.You can try and get your luggage booked through to Santiago when you check in with United
You can't say or know that .You will be fine. No worries!
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