Padelmia court study · Updated October 27, 2026
78%
of weekday evening court hours in Madrid are fully booked a day before.
We track the live online availability of 312 padel clubs in Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, London, Costa Blanca and Hamburg and measure how far ahead courts sell out – and when you can still get one after work.
- padel clubs tracked
- 312
- padel clubs tracked
- cities in the study
- 6
- cities in the study
- September 29, 2026 – October 26, 2026
- 28 days
- September 29, 2026 – October 26, 2026
- recomputed every night
- Daily
- recomputed every night
01 — The ranking
Where it is hardest to get an evening court
Share of Monday–Thursday hours between 18:00 and 21:00 with no court left 24 hours before the start.
Padelmia · 312 clubs · play dates September 29, 2026 – October 26, 2026
What this means for you: in Madrid, 78% of weekday evening hours are gone a day ahead – deciding the evening before is usually too late. In Hamburg, 53% are still free at that point.
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| City | After work (18–21) | Clubs | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 78% | 95 | 28 |
| Barcelona | 70% | 46 | 28 |
| Málaga | 68% | 28 | 28 |
| London | 67% | 63 | 16 |
| Costa Blanca | 52% | 59 | 28 |
| Hamburg | 47% | 21 | 23 |
02 — Your city
When can you still get a court?
Pick your city:
Madrid
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
78%
Easiest weekday hour
13:00
only 8% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
74%
Want an after-work game in Madrid? On Monday to Thursday, 84% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 74% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 43% are gone a day ahead, and at 13:00 just 8%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
Barcelona
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
70%
Easiest weekday hour
13:00
only 2% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
63%
Want an after-work game in Barcelona? On Monday to Thursday, 81% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 63% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 25% are gone a day ahead, and at 13:00 just 2%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
Málaga
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
68%
Easiest weekday hour
7:00
only 6% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
67%
Want an after-work game in Málaga? On Monday to Thursday, 76% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 67% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 32% are gone a day ahead, and at 7:00 just 6%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
London
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
67%
Easiest weekday hour
8:00
only 10% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
71%
Want an after-work game in London? On Monday to Thursday, 72% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 71% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 38% are gone a day ahead, and at 8:00 just 10%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
Costa Blanca
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
52%
Easiest weekday hour
7:00
only 5% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
37%
Want an after-work game in Costa Blanca? On Monday to Thursday, 60% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 37% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 21% are gone a day ahead, and at 7:00 just 5%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
Hamburg
Weekday evenings, booked a day ahead
47%
Easiest weekday hour
8:00
only 6% booked a day ahead
Evening hours gone 3 days ahead
49%
Want an after-work game in Hamburg? On Monday to Thursday, 56% of 19:00 hours are fully booked a day ahead, and 49% of evening hours are gone three days ahead – book as soon as you know. Flexible? From 21:00 only 25% are gone a day ahead, and at 8:00 just 6%.
Share of hours with no court left one day ahead
03 — All cities, hour by hour
When the courts are gone
Monday to Thursday: share of hours with no court left one day ahead, by start time.
Padel around your job
Share of hours booked a day ahead, by time window that fits a working day.
Before work (7–9)
Lunch (12–15)
After work (18–21)
Late (from 21)
Weekend morning (9–13)
What this means for you: before work and at lunch, at least 85% of hours are still free a day ahead in every city. From 21:00, 21–43% are gone a day ahead, against 47–78% between 18:00 and 21:00.
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| City | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 10% | 9% | 17% | 23% | 23% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 34% | 67% | 84% | 83% | 66% | 18% |
| Barcelona | 3% | 11% | 17% | 20% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 24% | 60% | 81% | 70% | 31% | 14% |
| Málaga | 6% | 11% | 17% | 21% | 23% | 12% | 7% | 12% | 8% | 15% | 23% | 51% | 76% | 81% | 47% | 20% |
| London | 20% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 28% | 59% | 72% | 73% | 47% | 24% |
| Costa Blanca | 5% | 14% | 29% | 28% | 23% | 13% | 13% | 19% | 22% | 20% | 36% | 49% | 60% | 45% | 20% | 22% |
| Hamburg | 9% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 11% | 19% | 29% | 41% | 56% | 43% | 33% | 27% |
04 — How early to book
How early do you need to book?
Monday–Thursday evenings: share of hours with no court left, from three days to one hour before the start.
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What this means for you: three days ahead, 37–74% of weekday evening hours are already gone. Booking as soon as you know beats waiting for a cancellation.
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| City | 3 days | 2 days | 1 day | 12 h | 6 h | 3 h | 1 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 74% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 82% | 86% | 89% |
| Barcelona | 63% | 68% | 70% | 70% | 73% | 77% | 83% |
| Málaga | 67% | 64% | 68% | 69% | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| London | 71% | 72% | 67% | 69% | 76% | 84% | 89% |
| Costa Blanca | 37% | 44% | 52% | 54% | 59% | 64% | 71% |
| Hamburg | 49% | 49% | 47% | 47% | 54% | 62% | 72% |
05 — What a court costs
Padel price index
Median price for a whole court per hour, from bookable slots of play dates October 13, 2026 – October 26, 2026. Divide by four for the price per player.
Median per court-hour
£44 in local currency · Weekday evening €59.77 · daytime €47.81 · range €23.91–€95.63 · 53 clubs
Weekday evening €28 · daytime €24 · range €15–€40 · 20 clubs
Weekday evening €33.28 · daytime €18.72 · range €8.32–€50.13 · 39 clubs
Weekday evening €16 · daytime €11.87 · range €6.67–€20 · 39 clubs
Weekday evening €17.47 · daytime €9.71 · range €7.76–€20.80 · 28 clubs
Weekday evening €11.03 · daytime €7.76 · range €4.14–€31.20 · 102 clubs
Other currencies converted at the ECB reference rate of October 27, 2026 (1 € = £0.8366).
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How we measure
Padelmia checks the online availability of 312 padel clubs on their booking systems: at least every six hours for today and the next two days, and daily up to six days ahead. Play dates September 29, 2026 – October 26, 2026.
An hour counts as fully booked when none of the club's courts can be booked for a start within that hour. Hours a club offers on the same weekday but that were never free on a date count as booked from the first observation of that date. Days before online booking opens are ignored.
A city is shown with at least 14 days of data and 10 clubs; each share is based on at least 30 observed club-hours.
Prices are the median of each club's median hourly price for a whole court. Only bookable slots are seen, so peak prices at fully booked clubs may be slightly underestimated.
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