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Nov 11, 2022 | 4:10 am

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Originally Posted by Youngtraveldude

Have a nice and tight 65 minute connection in MAD in about two weeks. I will land in Terminal 1 from BCN and then take off from Terminal 4S for the flight to the US. Any tips or think I should be fine?

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Originally Posted by JessicaB

IMO I don't think you will do this in 65 minutes. You will need to get off the arriving flight (maybe 10 mins) a bus from T1 to T4 (maybe 30 mins including waiting for the bus), then check in (sometimes 30 min lines for check-in), then pass through immigration (sometimes 45 min lines for immigration) and somehow arrive at the departure gate 30 mins before departure.

I would suggest you change your flight or get the train.

You cannot possibly land into T1 and make it to T4S within 65 minutes.

Either you made a typo - domestic flights from the likes of Air Europa land into T2 FWIW - and are landing into T4 with Iberia, or you need to change your flight.

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