MAD - CPT

$393 Find Cheap Flights from Madrid to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Madrid to Cape Town departing on 11/25. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Madrid to Cape Town (MAD-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Madrid to Cape Town 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 Cape Town

Tue, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 8
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7:35 pm - 10:00 amMAD-CPT
37h 25m1 stop
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12:30 pm - 12:05 pmCPT-MAD
24h 35m1 stop
Sat, Oct 4 - Fri, Oct 10
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10:15 am - 10:00 pmMAD-CPT
35h 45m1 stop
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11:55 pm - 9:40 amCPT-MAD
33h 45m1 stop
Sat, Oct 4 - Thu, Oct 9
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10:15 am - 10:00 pmMAD-CPT
35h 45m1 stop
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12:30 am - 9:35 amCPT-MAD
33h 05m1 stop
Tue, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 23
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4:50 pm - 9:55 pmMAD-CPT
28h 05m1 stop
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7:55 am - 9:10 amCPT-MAD
26h 15m1 stop
Sat, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:25 pm - 2:35 pmMAD-CPT
16h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 5:25 amCPT-MAD
16h 35m1 stop
$761Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Feb 7
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6:00 am - 5:50 amMAD-CPT
22h 50m1 stop
Air France Logo
7:55 am - 9:10 amCPT-MAD
26h 15m1 stop
$775Air France
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Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Feb 7
Lufthansa Logo
1:45 pm - 11:00 amMAD-CPT
20h 15m1 stop
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3:20 pm - 11:35 pmCPT-MAD
33h 15m2 stops
$826Lufthansa
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Sun, Jan 18 - Sat, Jan 31
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10:25 pm - 5:30 pmMAD-CPT
18h 05m1 stop
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6:55 pm - 1:50 pmCPT-MAD
19h 55m1 stop
$827Iberia
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Mon, Dec 15 - Sun, Dec 28
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:25 pm - 2:35 pmMAD-CPT
16h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
7:25 am - 5:25 amCPT-MAD
23h 00m2 stops
$835Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jan 18 - Sat, Jan 31
Lufthansa Logo
5:00 pm - 2:35 pmMAD-CPT
20h 35m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
3:55 pm - 11:35 pmCPT-MAD
32h 40m2 stops
$836Lufthansa
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Everything you should know

Top airlines
Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from $761 (round-trip)
Iberia
Best reviews • 7.0 score
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When to book
5 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 23% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
April
Cheapest • 20% price drop
August
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$612
Overall average: $726
Multiple Airlines
Tue 11/4Sat 11/8
MAD - CPT • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$393
Typical prices: $563-651
Multiple Airlines
Tue 11/25
MAD - CPT • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Madrid to Cape Town flights

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

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

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

When flying from Madrid to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Madrid, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to Cape Town, 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 Cape Town is April, where tickets cost $688 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,172 and $1,106 respectively.

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

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 Cape Town, 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 Cape Town, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$393
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
Flight from Madrid to Cape Town

When to book flights from Madrid to Cape Town

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FAQs for booking flights from Madrid to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Madrid to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Madrid to Cape Town was $393 for a one-way ticket and $612 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Madrid and Cape Town?

    A passport is required to fly from Madrid to Cape Town.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Madrid to Cape Town?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Madrid to Cape Town?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Madrid and Cape Town, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    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 Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Madrid 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 Cape Town?

    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 to Cape Town with an airline and back to Madrid with another airline. Booking your flights between Madrid and CPT can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 to Cape Town from Madrid up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Madrid to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Madrid to Cape Town. 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 Cape Town? 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.
7.0
IberiaOverall score based on 2928 reviews
6.7Comfort
6.6Entertainment
7.1Boarding
7.6Crew
6.3Food
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Left on time, arrived on time, despite weather, excellent service and food

10.0 ExcellentFelix, Sep 2025MAD - ZRH
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Left on time, arrived on time, despite weather, excellent service and food

Good Poor. service onboard No food. Low quality for economy plus

This was a short flight. We sat in business class so we we were served a warm meal, which was nice. The flight attendants were very attentive, professional, and kind.

The plane needs upgrading, the seats are uncomfortable, we are a family of three and they split us and did nothing to group us together, and the food is horrible compared to other airlines bu

Horrible almost missed my flight because my 1st flight was delayed. Airline crew is so unprofessional. The people on the plane do whatever they want kids running screaming. Will never fly this airline again Suitcases never arrived

People point to America as the model of late stage capitalism. My friends, airlines in america at least give you WiFi, and they haven’t quite smashed people into cardboard tv dinner trays yet. Iberia has mastered the tv dinner seat and WiFi is 20 euros. Be serious yall.

Boarding was odd. Gates switched and had to take a bus to the plane. Luggage got lost. Still waiting on one bag. Flight itself was very nice!

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.

I have nothing but great things to say about the crew of the American Airlines flight from Madrid to Dallas. They were fantastic! I do, however, have some disregard for the flight attendant that was late in Dallas, causing us to further delay the boarding of our flight to Portland, and leading to the eventual cancellation of that flight. Because that crew-member was so late, we got caught-up in a weather-related ground stop, eventually causing our pilots to "time-out". So we couldn't get out of Dallas. We would have departed DFW on-time (and before the arrival of the thunderstorm) if not for the lateness of that crew member. The whole time the pilots couldn't tell us whether the flight would be cancelled, and that they couldn't get any information from the airline. By the time we knew the flight was cancelled, all of the flights for the following day were full. So, we didn't even get offered a viable option to get home. The American Airlines customer service desk at DFW was grossly under-staffed. And there were several people who waited in line for four-hours before being helped at that desk. We waited in line for almost 2-hours, until I was able to speak with a customer service agent on the phone (after being on-hold for over an hour). So, once we knew the information about how to get our bag in PDX, and that there weren't any options for flights the next day, we left the line & began searching for another way home. We eventually had to purchase a ticket home on a different airline, in order to get my wife to work on Monday. And we are pursuing a refund of that DFW-PDX leg of the journey. The good news is that the late flight attendant's hair was perfect. And she looked fantastic as she departed the airport & headed back home, while we all hunkered down to sleep in the terminal for the night.

They need to start flying on time. We lost 2 days of our time because they delayed flight both ways.

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