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Cheap Flights from Madrid to San Diego (MAD-SAN)

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

Tue, Sep 16 - Thu, Sep 25
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7:05 am - 9:57 pmMAD-SAN
23h 52m2 stops
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12:26 pm - 9:55 pmSAN-MAD
24h 29m2 stops
Mon, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 29
British Airways Logo
1:45 pm - 9:43 pmMAD-SAN
16h 58m1 stop
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 7:40 pmSAN-MAD
14h 50m1 stop
$761British Airways
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Mon, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 29
JetBlue Logo
1:30 pm - 12:20 pmMAD-SAN
31h 50m1 stop
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8:55 pm - 11:30 amSAN-MAD
29h 35m1 stop
$762JetBlue
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Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 15
JetBlue Logo
1:30 pm - 10:06 amMAD-SAN
29h 36m1 stop
JetBlue Logo
8:55 pm - 11:30 amSAN-MAD
29h 35m1 stop
$767JetBlue
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Tue, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 19
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:35 pmMAD-SAN
22h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:11 pm - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
25h 29m2 stops
$784United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 28 - Sun, Nov 30
United Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 12:13 amMAD-SAN
19h 28m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 4:40 pmSAN-MAD
33h 10m2 stops
$788United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 26
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 7:35 pmMAD-SAN
15h 50m1 stop
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8:10 am - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
13h 30m1 stop
$800Air Canada
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Fri, Sep 19 - Fri, Sep 26
Air Canada Logo
12:30 pm - 7:35 pmMAD-SAN
40h 05m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
8:10 am - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
13h 30m1 stop
$807Air Canada
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Mon, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 29
KLM Logo
1:05 pm - 12:00 pmMAD-SAN
31h 55m1 stop
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6:15 am - 9:35 amSAN-MAD
18h 20m1 stop
$829KLM
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Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 15
KLM Logo
6:00 am - 6:05 pmMAD-SAN
21h 05m2 stops
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10:55 am - 9:35 amSAN-MAD
13h 40m1 stop
$860KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Madrid to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Madrid to San Diego 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 San Diego?

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San Diego on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Madrid to San Diego. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to San Diego, 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 San Diego is March, where tickets cost $680 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,183 and $1,090 respectively.

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

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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$372
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 38% increase in price.
Flight from Madrid to San Diego

When to book flights from Madrid to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Madrid to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Madrid to San Diego

  • What type of flights are available from Madrid to San Diego?

    There are only connecting flights available from Madrid to San Diego. Lufthansa, United Airlines, and KLM. The layovers in the route are in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Munich International Airport (MUC), Denver International Airport (DEN), Brussels Airport (BRU), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Dulles International Airport (IAD), and O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

  • What are the hotels near the Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)?

    In the case of an early morning flight from the Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), you can choose to stay in the Hostal Viky located 2.1 miles away from the airport. Also, the Hostal Avenida Barajas is a good option for those who wish to book a room near the airport. You can also book the Melia Barajas Hotel which is 1.7 miles away from the airport.

  • What are the parking options at the Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)?

    The Madrid-Barajas International Airport (MAD) has various parking options. The most common types are the long-stay, general parking, and the low-cost. These are priced according to their categories. The airport's free transit bus service helps travelers reach the terminal areas from the long-stay and low-cost parking lot areas. The airport also has additional parking options, such as the First Class at P4, though it costs a higher rate than the other options. The VIP and Express car parks are found near Terminals 1 and 2.

  • What are the hotels near San Diego International Airport (SAN)?

    There are a couple of hotels which you can choose to spend the night in if you have a late-night arrival in the San Diego International Airport (SAN). The TownePlace Suites by Marriott is located 0.2 miles away from the airport whereas the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel is also located about a mile from the airport.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Madrid to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Madrid to San Diego was $372 for a one-way ticket and $747 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Madrid and San Diego?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San Diego from Madrid.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Madrid to San Diego?

    Madrid and San Diego are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Madrid from Madrid Barajas and will be arriving at San Diego.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Madrid to San Diego?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Madrid to San Diego?

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

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

    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 San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego 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 San Diego?

    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 San Diego with an airline and back to Madrid with another airline. Booking your flights between Madrid and SAN 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 San Diego?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Madrid to San Diego

  • The Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) has got a couple of children's play areas, which children can use for entertainment while in the airport. Terminal 4 has its areas on the ground floor whereas Terminal 3 has its areas in Boarding Area E. The children's play areas in Terminal 1 are found in the Boarding Area A on first floor, whereas Terminal 2 has its area in the Boarding Area D on the first floor.
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN) has got the NASA play area for kids located in Concourse B. It features various slides and interactive games. Parents can also enjoy charging stations and comfortable seats while in the area.
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN) has got lounges that travelers can use for refreshment purposes. The Aspire Lounge and the USO lounge are located in Terminal 2, inside and outside the security respectively. The United Club and Delta Sky Club are also located in the west side of Terminal 2.
  • The Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) has a couple of lounges, such as the Neptuno VIP Lounge and the Sala VIP Plaza Mayor lounge, both in Terminal 4.
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN) has got pet relief areas in Terminal 1 both at the East and West Rotunda and near Gates 34 in Terminal 2.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Madrid to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Madrid to San Diego. 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.
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7.2
American AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.2Comfort
6.5Food
8.0Crew
6.9Entertainment
7.5Boarding
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Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

4.0 OkayFernando, Aug 2025DFW - SBA
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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.

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

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

It was extremely cold in the back of the plane. The seats are uncomfortable and space very small. Crew was excellent as usual.

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.

The flight delay in Dallas created a domino effect that impacted all of the connecting flights. It also increased the number of connections. I missed my flight from Casablanca to Marrakech because of the tight turnaround when landing in Casablanca. . CMN airport was understaffed. Only one person could help while other employees were just watching him. It was an extremely frustrating situation. People were crying and slamming their palms on the counter when speaking to the customer service provider, Allabough (man’s name?). Allabough couldn’t change my flight in the system. simultaneously, I was on the call with America. Airlines customer service rep named Solomon that said he couldn’t change it either. So, I took a ONYA voyages train to from Casablanca to Marrakech to get there on Friday June 26. This was unpredictable trip.

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

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

The company that I bought my tickets through, Cheapflightsfares, failed to provide my confirmation information in a timely manner, so I was unable to check on at the country and therefore unable to make my flight. As a matter of fact, I STILL have not received the confirmation. After having read more and more reviews about the company, Cheapflightsfares appears to have scammed hundreds of hopeful travelers out of thousands of dollars. Please look into this company and, for the sake of anyone planning their next trip, stop allowing them to do business through you.

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.

I checked in to bags, one arrived one was delayed. I did not receive the bag for 4 days - arrived on Tuesday, received bag on Saturday!

It was ok. Our flight was delayed 2 hours, and then again on arrival. The explanation given felt feeble.

The plane was known to be late in advance of takeoff. My guess is that it was known to be late at 11am or 5 hours before scheduled takeoff time. We were late to leave and with a wheelchair and the a cart, we only made it to gate. We raced! Inside plane, all was great

The booking agent, cheapflightsfares, messed up, and the information for the seats we paid extra for was not sent to American Airlines. We were separated on the return flight and sent to the lowest economy section. The flight attendant helped arrange seating at the back of the plane to allow my wife and me to sit together.

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