Well its rather 12 months and I'm already two months in, so ten months remaining.
For ATPL theory to fATPL.
Regarding hours building well.. In six months of ATPL theory I could fly 100 hours if I had the money to do it ! I'm only 20 hours of PIC short of the minima.
Most schools I see indicate 4 to 6 months for the practical phase.
So I counted 6 months (ATPL theory) + 2 contingency months (delays before entering the school, before taking the ATPL exams). For the practical phase, spanish weather at FTE should allow it in 3 months, from september to november. December being the MCC/JOC phase so not weather restricted.
That's only if they have a slot for me though.
As of now, I'm right on schedule regarding ATPL theory. Half the time reading the books, half the time answering questions, that's about 80-100 pages per day during the books half and then 200-250 questions per day during the other half of the time.
I passed my first "school exams" with scores between 88-100% (Air law, Ops, instruments, comms) in less than two months.
I will take these exams on 17/02, that's two weeks "lost", included in the two contingency months.
It requires working on it every day, including new years eve and christmas, though.
If I don't pass flight skill tests on the first attempt well.. It doesn't matter being behind schedule because who is going to recruit me after that ? Even Ryanair won't.