Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from Buenos Aires to Madrid. While takeoff offers excellent Buenos Aires and river views from the left, the landing approach into Madrid provides more dramatic and varied geography—the Guadarrama Mountains are a major visual landmark, and the transition from mountains to plateau is more geographically distinctive than the relatively uniform estuary and city views on departure.

During takeoff from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE), sit on the Left side for the best views. EZE typically departs runways 09 (eastbound) or 27 (westbound). Left seats on eastbound departures offer views of the Río de la Plata estuary and the sprawling Buenos Aires metropolitan area receding southward. The river's wide, muddy waters and the city's grid pattern are distinctive from altitude. Notable sights include: Río de la Plata (wide brownish estuary), Buenos Aires urban sprawl extending inland, Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (smaller airport visible north across the river), Tigre Delta wetlands to the northeast.

When landing at Barajas (MAD), sit on the Right side for the best views. Madrid's Barajas typically uses runways 32L/32R (northwesterly approach) or 14L/14R (southeasterly approach). Right seats on standard northwest approaches offer views of the Guadarrama Mountains to the northwest and the Meseta Central plateau stretching eastward. The terrain transition from mountains to flat central Spanish plateau is visually striking. Notable sights include: Guadarrama Mountains (Sierra de Guadarrama) to the northwest, Meseta Central plateau, Manzanares River valley, Madrid's urban sprawl with visible ring roads (M-40, M-45).

The flight from Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini (EZE) to Barajas (MAD) takes Approximately 13.5 to 14.5 hours.

The flight path crosses the South Atlantic over open ocean for roughly 9-10 hours with no visible landmarks. Approaching Africa, the Sahara Desert becomes visible as vast tan expanses (around 8-9 hours into flight). The Atlas Mountains in Morocco appear as a distant ridge on the southern horizon before the aircraft turns northeast toward Spain. The Iberian Peninsula's western coast (Portugal/Spain) becomes visible approximately 1.5-2 hours before landing, with the Tagus River valley and Portuguese highlands visible before crossing into Spain.