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Cheap Flights from Madrid to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$468
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$518
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$736
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$504
Reno
Reno2 stops$713
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$880
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$468
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$518
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$736
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$504
Reno
Reno2 stops$713
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$880

Book Cheap Madrid to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Madrid to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Madrid to California

Thu, Jan 22 - Wed, Jan 28
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6:00 am - 11:25 amMAD-SNA
38h 25m2 stops
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12:25 pm - 8:00 amSNA-MAD
34h 35m2 stops
$466Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 28
Air Canada Logo
6:00 am - 9:08 pmMAD-LAX
24h 08m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
5:00 am - 8:00 amLAX-MAD
18h 00m2 stops
$468Air Canada
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Wed, Jan 21 - Wed, Feb 4
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12:50 pm - 4:35 pmMAD-LAX
12h 45mnonstop
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10:50 am - 9:25 amLAX-MAD
13h 35m1 stop
$478Iberia
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Thu, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 26
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11:00 am - 7:51 pmMAD-LAX
17h 51m1 stop
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1:19 am - 8:55 amLAX-MAD
22h 36m1 stop
$484British Airways
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Dec 1
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12:40 pm - 11:57 pmMAD-ONT
20h 17m1 stop
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6:10 am - 9:25 amONT-MAD
18h 15m1 stop
$484British Airways
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Sun, Feb 1 - Wed, Feb 11
Iberia Logo
12:50 pm - 4:35 pmMAD-LAX
12h 45mnonstop
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10:25 am - 8:50 amLAX-MAD
13h 25m1 stop
$496Iberia
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Fri, Feb 13 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
12:50 pm - 4:35 pmMAD-LAX
12h 45mnonstop
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7:00 am - 6:20 amLAX-MAD
14h 20m1 stop
$497American Airlines
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Wed, Mar 11 - Tue, Mar 17
Finnair Logo
12:50 pm - 5:35 pmMAD-LAX
12h 45mnonstop
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11:15 am - 9:25 amLAX-MAD
14h 10m1 stop
$500Finnair
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Sun, Jan 25 - Sun, Feb 1
Finnair Logo
12:50 pm - 4:35 pmMAD-LAX
12h 45mnonstop
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6:10 pm - 2:20 pmLAX-MAD
11h 10mnonstop
$506Finnair
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Wed, Nov 12 - Thu, Nov 27
American Airlines Logo
12:55 am - 9:25 amMAD-SFO
17h 30m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:50 amSFO-MAD
17h 50m1 stop
$526American Airlines
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Madrid to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Madrid to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Madrid to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Madrid to California departing in November.

What is the cheapest Madrid to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Madrid found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $480 round-trip. The most popular route is from Madrid (MAD) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $480.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Madrid to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $967 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Madrid to California is February, when tickets cost $634 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $952 and $889 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Madrid to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Madrid to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Madrid to California, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Madrid, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Madrid to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Madrid to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$325
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 18% increase in price.
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Flights from Madrid to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Madrid to California 
Verified travelerFlew with IberiaMAD-LAXJun 2025
Arrive early to the airport, it takes a long time to check in and reach the boarding gates
Verified travelerFlew with British AirwaysMAD-SFOMay 2024
Terminal 4 in Madrid is not well signed to tell where passengers need to go after each step. Planes are far from the Terminal. Baggage check in is slow.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Madrid to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Madrid to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Madrid to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Madrid to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Madrid to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Madrid to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Madrid to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Madrid to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $776 on average. Morning departures are around 3% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,965.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Madrid to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Madrid to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Madrid to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7998 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

The crew was not very visible. This might be a good thing for people who wanted to sleep but seemed odd when compared to the Atlantic crossing where they are more present in the cabin. The Food (beef) was not good. Tough and tasteless. Would love to see more choices on a long flight like that.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

The flight crew was friendly. I tried to adjust my seat online ahead of time but no option existed without additional fees. My friend asked at the gate about a seat change and was able to make it happen. That was great! The flight crew moved a very tall gentleman and his companion which allowed us to have more space which was nice. Overall, good experience. Appreciated the blanket and pillow.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

All reviews good because...flight from BWI to London ,economy seats was miserable. I usually book 1,step up from economy but this would have added 1500 bucks 1 way. Bit the bullet and upgraded for retun flight, otherwise all ratings would have been rock bottom.

Great. It was awesome to have boarding from the front and back of the plane as it made the process go very quickly

It was okay. The airplane was a little smaller than a flight from Thailand to Helsinki.

Wish that everyone would board the back of the plane first. Also let kids on first. The gate wasn’t open at arrival and we waited 45 minutes to takeoff. They made up for time in the air.

This was an absolutely exceptional flight. The flight attendants were extremely attentive and very friendly. They seemed to go out of their way to make us comfortable and to make sure that we had everything we needed., We were in business and were very happy with the size and the details for our pods. We would definitely recommend Finnair and will definitely be flying with them again.

We had an excellent trip with Finnair. This was our first time and we’re very pleased. The only issue was with the boarding - it was a little bit confusing and needs a little bit of streamlining.

Crew very lovely. Arrived an hour late due to bad weather. We were given new tickets to an other flight but it could have been organised better, so we did not have to run through the whole airport to.

Flight delayed over an hour. They said they would hold our connection but then did not.

Major problems checking in at Alaska counter. They could not find our booking code because it came from Finnair.

Do not use KAYAK or Finair for future travel. Unless you purchase the tickets directly from the airline, you were going to have a difficult time checking in. Kayak canceled my flights twice and ended up causing great difficulty in me getting back from Europe because they double sold my tickets between American Airlines and Finair. The event caused significant delays and led to me having to rebook my flights.

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

The business class seats are dated and uncomfortable. The space is bare minimum and there is absolutely no privacy. For $4K, this is not what I expect.

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Did not get the seat I selected and paid for.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

American Airlines is a mediocre airlines: they do not maintain the highest standard of cleanliness in the cabins, and the food is not well thought out. Service is not at top of mind compared to other international airlines such as Singapore Airlines, JAL or others.

We flew into Barcelona and the plane was so cramped and very uncomfortable and dirty. But we flew out of Madrid and that plane was much better. Would fly Iberia again.

For what we are willing to pay for international air travel, our experience was very good. We had no problem checking in, we had very little wait time at the AA counter in Madrid, and the staff in Madrid were very helpful. The flight crew was helpful and courteous, the plane was on the newer side, and our assigned seats were together without us needing to purchase them. The flight took off on time and arrived early. Overall, it was a pleasant experience or as much as could be expected in economy for almost 10 hours.

Terrible customer service. I booked business class and the counter agent didn’t bother asking me about any choice or preferred seat, basically assigned me that last seat and couldn’t even answer if it was a business class seat. Also iberia lost my suitcase on my flight from JFK to MAD with the layover in BCN. Useless customer service at the counter. Thank goodness I happened to check the baggage claim area of the next flight in…there it was.

Boarding was easy, the flight left on time and even landed 20 minutes early. The food was plentiful and really good! The crew was kind & helpful. Overall it was an exceptional experience!

The flight was safe, confortable and convenient. Thank you. I hope to come back soon!

Delayed. Mismanagement of gate lines. Passengers arguing with eachother as a result of lack of organization by airline. Avoid this airline.

Because the plane was delayed from Madrid to LAX, we missed our connecting flight to Malaga. Iberia offered to book us a hotel room but I needed to be in Malaga that evening. I ended up buying train tickets to Malaga from Madrid. I also feel Iberia should compensate me for the cost of the train tickets because they didn't meet their travel obligation.

Terrible. Won’t fly again. Boarding was an issue. Took TWO hours to “find” my confirmed reservation. Crew at desk was super rude and unconcerned. Was not escorted through despite delay on their end. Almost missed fight and luggage arrived one day late…. Which I had to pick up by cab or wait even longer (not reimbursed).

Arrived on time. Great crew. Good food. Luggage delivered promptly

Left on time, arrived on time, despite weather, excellent service and food

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

My bags never made it on the flight and I now have to wait for them to arrive hopefully tomorrow. You can’t even track your bags in the app to see where they are since they didn’t arrive. You have to file a claim and then wait for them to inform you when you will receive your bag. We were already delayed for an hour due to baggage so I don’t understand how my bag didn’t make the flight.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

I noticed the crew was so much nicer and friendlier. It would be nice if British Airways would serve soft drinks during the flight

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

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