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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$538
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$697
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$692
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$499
Reno
Reno2 stops$968
Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$538
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$697
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$692
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$499
Reno
Reno2 stops$968

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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Madrid to California

Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
Iberia Logo
12:40 pm - 10:11 pm
MAD
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SJC
18h 31m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
2:30 pm - 8:05 pm
SJC
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MAD
20h 35m
2 stops
$499Iberia
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
Iberia Logo
12:40 pm - 10:11 pm
MAD
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SJC
18h 31m
1 stop
Iberia Logo
2:30 pm - 2:25 pm
SJC
-
MAD
14h 55m
1 stop
$508Iberia
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
Iberia Logo
7:05 am - 10:11 pm
MAD
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SJC
24h 06m
2 stops
Iberia Logo
2:30 pm - 8:05 pm
SJC
-
MAD
20h 35m
2 stops
$510Iberia
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
British Airways Logo
12:40 pm - 10:50 am
MAD
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SJC
31h 10m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
6:00 am - 8:05 pm
SJC
-
MAD
29h 05m
2 stops
$517British Airways
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
British Airways Logo
12:40 pm - 10:11 pm
MAD
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SJC
18h 31m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
6:00 am - 5:30 pm
SJC
-
MAD
26h 30m
2 stops
$518British Airways
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 6:29 pm
MAD
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SJC
21h 29m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:36 am - 4:45 pm
SJC
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MAD
20h 09m
2 stops
$519Delta
Thu, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 8
Delta Logo
9:50 am - 6:52 pm
MAD
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SJC
18h 02m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:36 am - 4:45 pm
SJC
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MAD
20h 09m
2 stops
$524Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
3:55 pm - 10:59 pm
MAD
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ONT
16h 04m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:29 am - 9:05 am
ONT
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MAD
13h 36m
1 stop
$560American Airlines
Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 11:35 am
MAD
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BUR
31h 55m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:28 pm - 5:35 am
BUR
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MAD
32h 07m
2 stops
$560American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:40 am - 2:30 pm
MAD
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SFO
15h 50m
1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
4:30 pm - 5:05 pm
SFO
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MAD
15h 35m
1 stop
$706TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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 September.

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 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $704 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 5 days was $704.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Madrid to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $933 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $988.

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 $968 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 $554 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $993 and $958 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 Fridays 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 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$339
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 32% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% 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 Iberia
MAD
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LAX
Jun 2025
Arrive early to the airport, it takes a long time to check in and reach the boarding gates
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
MAD
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SFO
May 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.

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.
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TAP AIR PORTUGALOverall score based on 2338 reviews
6.3Food
7.8Crew
6.4Entertainment
7.0Boarding
7.1Comfort
Airline reviews

Excellent! Flight left a bit late but overall a pleasant experience.

10.0 ExcellentDeanna, Jun 2026
LIS - SFO
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Excellent! Flight left a bit late but overall a pleasant experience.

Business class seats aren't comfortable. Food was not good.

Kayak let me choose these flights on TAP but then after 2 months, cancelled my flights because they didn't think 90 minutes was enough time for the connection. I notice that neither flight was actually cancelled. Just my reservation. Why let me go through all of that effort to find the right flights for us, only to cancel it from underneath us 2 months later leaving us scrambling to find an alternative?

Delayed departure Madrid to Lisboa and my luggage no arrived

Flew Business class and did not like anything, flight attendants were rude and not helpful. Food was of poor quality and I did not eat meals.

The layover was only one hour and a huge line for passport control. If I didn’t cut the line and argue was every single official, I would’ve spent the night in this one. Obviously.TAP AIR people. do not take into account.this problem with their flight scheduling, which is extremely frustrating. Poor food choices, on the pasta was offered, they ran out of chicken right away. All the sodas and water poured in a tiny 70 mL cups, which is not enough to keep hydrated on the long flight. I had to ask for 34 cups at a time. Flight attendant seemed to be tired and overworked.

TAP boarding gate agents singled out Group A line to gate check all carry on bags …. Supposedly because of lack on bin space. BUT ALL OTHERS WERE PERMITTED WITH CARRY ON BAGS. Additionally so many passengers entering the plane after us were permitted carry on bags. And when the plane was fully loaded, there was a number of open spaces in the overhead bins. I WILL SEARCH OTHER OPTIONS BEFORE FLYING TAP AGAIN

Got in on time. Food was the worst ever. Comfort was terrible. Check in was incredibly bad.

The flight from MAD to LIS was absolutely horrible since they didn't allow me to board the flight I had paid for. It turns out TAP has a rule hidden deep in their terms of services that if I miss any of the flights in my multi-city plan they will automatically cancel all the remaining flights. I don't know if this is unique to TAP or common practice, but it seems quite ridiculous that I pay for a flight plan and due to unforeseen circumstances miss one leg of that plan that all remaining plan flights be terminated.

Great airline, new, comfortable and quiet planes. Plenty of leg room and state of the art entertainment system. The big downside is the connection in Lisbon. The airport is small and a bus is needed from the plane to the terminal. Is a mess, takes a lot of time, nobody gives an explanation, boarding zones are not honored, etc.

I had the best flight crew I have ever experienced in all my years flying with AA. I would specially like to thank Till Tatum/96038 for her kindness professionalism and outstanding service! My son turned 8 years old one day before our flight and she went out of her way to make him feel so special. We will never forget this flight! The whole crew made a special card for Frankie’s bday and it really touched our hearts. He will never forget it and neither will we! Thank you with all our hearts! We hope to be on more flights with Till Tatum and this amazing crew.

The middles seats on the 777 airplane are very small. I am only five feet tall and my knees were touching the seat in front of me and the is no leg room if you have a person item under the seat. The food was horrible, spicy sauces, tasteless bread, and wilted/brown lettuce. Keep it simple. The staff was mediocre., one minute loud and chastising, and the other friendly. We liked how clear and easy to understand the entry process in to the US was.

Everything was fine except the end of the flight. We spent more than an hour circling around Miami due to weather conditions. That was not good.

I miss my flight and they could not rebook me that day because the other flight was full, and for the next day I had to pay a whole new fee again which I think is unprofessional

Flight was delayed bc of mechanical issue. New plane had different configuration so some seats had to be switched. They called all passengers who needed new boarding cards. They did not call us so we thought our seats were the same and fine. When we boarded they informed us our receipts had changed and we are now all sitting separate and in the back row. Both my daughters had meltdowns and started to cry and once we got on the flight, we figured out how we could sit closer to each other, but this was very upsetting.

Terrible. Extremely expensive. Monitor wasn’t working the whole flight 11 hrs and American didn’t offer anything. Change of seats, wifi etc. I’m expecting q compensation from the airline

I wish that we wouldn't have to go through TSA again on connecting flights.

My baggage went to Dallas and not to Philadelphia. Do I need to add anything else?

While going to Porto Portugal my luggage was delayed for 3 days . While coming back My flight was delayed and missed my connecting flight . No compensation for delayed luggage. Not a happy experience .

The crew was very pleasant and professional. The boarding process in Madrid was a bit chaotic. Also, boarding a bus to get to the plain is a royal pain. Clearing customs in Charlotte, then get your bag and rechecking it, then going through TSA again doesn’t make any sense.

All four segments of my trip on Iberia were late for various reasons. No apparent effort to stay on schedule. Never flying Iberia again.

The flight from Madrid to Boston was awful. Without prior warning, I was seated in the row in front of an exit row where my seat did not recline. The person in front of me reclined, reducing my already tiny space further. This was the WORST flight I've ever had.

Worst flight I ever experienced, what was supposed to a 7 hour flight ended being 13 hours on a plane with no ac and the worst cabin I have ever seen. Never again.

Excellent plane, 787. Very good seat and additional stuff they provide. Good food. Very good staff.

Do Not Fly Iberia. Horrible experience. Iberia changes things at random -like the date of the flight and seat you have bought. After buying my flight, they contacted me and told me I had to return a day later. Then when I was boarding the flight, I discovered they had changed my window seat in a row away from the wing, to an aisle seat in front of the toilet! The worse seat on the plane. But it wasn’t just me- a family was scattered all over the plane. I was able to trade my seat because a father was separated from his son. Unfortunately the seat was the window seat directly over the wing, the loudest seat in the plane. I couldn’t sleep, even with noise cancelling earphones. Also, I ordered gluten free meal-which was tasteless and gave me cramps.

The flight was over two hours delayed. The aircraft was somewhat dated.

Food was low quality as well as quantity; I ordered vegetarian. We waited 35 MINUTES for the first bag to arrive after landing.

They offered several meals and snacks, the crew was very friendly and kind. There was a broad selection of movies, shows, and games. I was impressed!

Seats, comfort level ugh. Crew was not attentive, only to coach

The seats are just too tight. My husband's knees hit the front seat. Definitely need more room In economy.

Good and they are leaving at time and arriving on time

The flight attendants were wonderful - one man put my carry on in the bin for me. Very attentive service. Loved the blanket and pillow waiting for me in economy. Food was excellent which is a surprise given the reputation of any airline food. Wine was fine with the meals. Delighted with the new movies - flight went by very quickly. I would definitely fly Lufthansa again.

Generally good. Not their fault but the design of the Boeing 747 had seating supports directly in line with my legs. So my legs always had to straddle this support which caused body misallignment. Such poor design from Boeing. There was no USB port for me to charge my phone. The screen touch control was very poor.

Patrick and the whole crew were amazing! Hope to have this team for all my European trips.

Smooth flight with enough time for connection. Ran out of meal options. In-flight and gate staff were friendly and helpful. Good service overall.

The United flight was excellent! The flight attendants were attentive and nice, and the food was very good! And the glasses are larger than on Lufthansa flights! I don’t want to have to ask for 15 glasses of water because their glasses are ridiculously small!

The plane was 3 hours late. What more can I say?!.. This, plus my horrendous experience of the second leg of my trip in where the plane had to be boarded (off and on) without escalators.. but not-covered outside regular steps…!! No… this is my last flight with Lufthansa!! Never again!

I was charged for one of my luggage twice, when I was not supposed to be charged for it

Several amenities included. Our bag was a little heavy so they checked it without charge. Earbuds were included. Entertainment selection was fantastic. Very pleasant and helpful travel and flight crew.

The flight from Houston to Frankfurt was atrocious. Our seats were in Coach; these rows provided no leg room, and if you needed to exit your row, you had to ask the passenger in front of you to straighten their seat, so you had a bit more room to go to the restroom. For our return flight, we decided to upgrade our seats. Lufthansa refused to give us credit for the seats we had already selected and paid for when we initially booked our flight ($60) and charged us $125 each to sit on a row with more leg room. In addition, we missed our Lufthansa connecting flight in Frankfurt because the flight from Houston left late. We walked the Frankfurt airport for hours, looking for someone to assist us. Terrible experience! Needless to say, we will never fly Lufthansa again.

The flight from Dallas to madrid was delayed for 2 to 3 hours, the flight back from Dallas to Sacramento was fine , but there were 5 gate changes within the span of 2 hours, last one was in a differny terminal. Flight and crew was okay

Old plane, sold out on snacks, just trashy seats..broken..etc

I liked the movie selection and the speed getting the luggage. I did not like the fact that for premium they did not have a personal kit with toothpaste, I travel all the time in premium economy and bussiness and althought the kit might bot be the same at least you have the smalles kit in premium economy. I did not like either that because i was in the last row of premium economy nothing made it to my seat. They run out of the food I wanted ( it is a surprise because there were only 6-7 rows. They would run out of orange jouice were thy were passing water/orange juice around, they run out of some alcohol. I am undertand running out of it but I don’t understand why mot getting kore. The service I received in row 11 was different from the service in rows 7,8…. Also the screen on my tv was broken. It did not respond to touch. So, in conclusion, if I compare my flight going to Europe with an American airline plane in premium and the one with British, British expereince was significantly much worse. This company is declining fast.

Well unfortunately our connecting was cancelled and next flight delayed. Was in airport 9 hours. Flight itself was good. I’m sure it was a FAA problem.

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

horrible! after going through hell and back to get a flight home after my flights got cancelled I also had a delay of 2hrs stuck inside the plane because of some technological problem.

My seat was broken and unable to fully recline. My USB power point was not working and nor was the one next to me. It made a 12 hour flight feel a lot longer.

The luggage is still in transit and the ground staff at Heathrow airport very rude and uncooperative. If I was you, I would fire them straight away. Bunch of incompetent folks.

Tv didn’t work till the last hour of the flight. Staff was rude and on a couple occasions was arguing with each other. Food was possible the worst I’ve had on a flight.

Coach seats are too tight. Seem designed for small people. Food different but OK. Staff helpful.

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