Transit visa for Madrid (MAD)
Who can connect at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Spain, without a visa: an airside transfer on one ticket, staying in the international transit area.
- Indian passportNo transit visa needed
Since 4 March 2026 Indian passport holders need no airport transit visa in the international zone of Spanish airports when flying on to a country outside Schengen.
- Pakistani passportVisa needed unless exempt
Pakistan is on the common Schengen airport transit visa list, so you need one even airside. Exempt if you hold a valid Schengen or EU (including Irish) visa or residence permit, a valid US, Canadian or Japanese visa, or a US, Canadian, Japanese, Andorran or San Marino residence permit. A UK visa does not exempt you.
- Bangladeshi passportVisa needed unless exempt
Bangladesh is on the common Schengen airport transit visa list, so you need one even airside. Exempt if you hold a valid Schengen or EU (including Irish) visa or residence permit, a valid US, Canadian or Japanese visa, or a US, Canadian, Japanese, Andorran or San Marino residence permit. A UK visa does not exempt you.
- Sri Lankan passportVisa needed unless exempt
Sri Lanka is on the common Schengen airport transit visa list, so you need one even airside. Exempt if you hold a valid Schengen or EU (including Irish) visa or residence permit, a valid US, Canadian or Japanese visa, or a US, Canadian, Japanese, Andorran or San Marino residence permit. A UK visa does not exempt you.
- Nepali passportVisa needed unless exempt
Spain added Nepal to its own airport transit visa list on 21 April 2025, so you need one even airside. Exempt if you hold a valid Schengen or EU (including Irish) visa or residence permit, a valid US, Canadian or Japanese visa, or a US, Canadian, Japanese, Andorran or San Marino residence permit. A UK visa does not exempt you.
Leaving the airport during the layover
Leaving the airport needs a Schengen short-stay (type C) visa.
Watch out
An onward flight to another Schengen country, or a self-transfer where you collect and check in bags again, means entering here on a full Schengen visa; an airside exemption is not enough.
Checked on 25 October 2026 against these sources. Transit rules change often, and the airline and the immigration authority have the final say, so confirm with your airline before you travel.