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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Madrid

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from San Diego to Madrid

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from San Diego to Madrid.
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10:00 am - 2:20 pmSAN-MAD
19h 20m1 stop
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4:40 pm - 11:25 pmMAD-SAN
15h 45m1 stop
$546Iberia
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Tue, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 8
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 9:35 amSAN-MAD
18h 15m1 stop
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9:00 am - 9:35 pmMAD-SAN
20h 35m2 stops
$551Delta
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Sun, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 31
American Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 7:55 pmSAN-MAD
15h 05m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 11:32 pmMAD-SAN
16h 32m1 stop
$570American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Wed, Oct 1
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 7:55 pmSAN-MAD
15h 05m1 stop
British Airways Logo
12:40 pm - 9:47 pmMAD-SAN
18h 07m1 stop
$595British Airways
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Wed, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 8:20 amSAN-MAD
34h 35m1 stop
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12:45 pm - 11:40 amMAD-SAN
31h 55m2 stops
$605United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 30
American Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 7:55 pmSAN-MAD
15h 05m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:40 pm - 10:33 pmMAD-SAN
17h 53m1 stop
$610American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 17 - Wed, Oct 29
Air Canada Logo
8:10 am - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
13h 30m1 stop
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12:45 pm - 11:52 amMAD-SAN
32h 07m2 stops
$612Air Canada
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Tue, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 8
United Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
23h 10m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 9:47 pmMAD-SAN
18h 32m2 stops
$617United Airlines
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Sun, Oct 19 - Fri, Oct 31
Air Canada Logo
8:10 am - 6:40 amSAN-MAD
13h 30m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:30 pm - 11:41 amMAD-SAN
32h 11m1 stop
$618Air Canada
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Tue, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 8
British Airways Logo
7:50 pm - 7:55 pmSAN-MAD
15h 05m1 stop
British Airways Logo
4:40 pm - 11:25 pmMAD-SAN
15h 45m1 stop
$625British Airways
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Wed, Sep 17 - Wed, Oct 1
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Madrid flights

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

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Planning a trip from San Diego to Madrid? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to Madrid, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Madrid, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Madrid, 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 San Diego to Madrid is November, where tickets cost $698 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,121 and $1,120 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Madrid, 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 San Diego to Madrid, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$389
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from San Diego to Madrid

When to book flights from San Diego to Madrid

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Madrid 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 San Diego to Madrid

  • Does SAN have a military lounge?

    Yes. If you are an active-duty member of the US military or family, you can use, free of charge, the USO at the San Diego Airport, located in Terminal 2, Landside. This lounge offers such benefits as showers, comfy seating, TV, refreshments, unlimited domestic calls, and much more.

  • Where can I park at SAN before my flight to Spain?

    You can park in the Terminal 1 Parking Lot or the Terminal 2 Parking Plaza by making a reservation online. However, you will most likely save money if you choose to park your car in a long-term lot off airport grounds. Lots such as Wally Park, Aladdin Airport parking, San Diego Airport Parking Co., and others are affordable and offer free shuttle service to the SAN terminals.

  • What official papers do I need for my trip to Spain?

    If you are a US citizen, you need a valid passport that remains valid for 3 months after your date of departure. Your passport must have one page available per stamp. A visa is not required if you plan to stay in Spain for 90 days or fewer. If you want to rent a car in Spain, you need a valid US driver's license, a credit card, and an International Driver's Permit.

  • Where can I pick up my car rental at MAD?

    The car rental agencies are located in Terminal 1 on floor 0 and in Terminal 4 on Floor 1. Several different car rental companies have counters at MAD, including Enterprise, SIXT, Europcar, Budget, Hertz, and others.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Madrid was $389 for a one-way ticket and $546 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Madrid from San Diego?

    Dallas is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Diego to Madrid.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Madrid, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Madrid are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $968 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $971 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 San Diego to Madrid.

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

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

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

    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 Madrid from San Diego 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 San Diego to Madrid

  • The San Diego International Airport (SAN) is a hub for Alaska Airlines, Southwest, and other regional airlines. The Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), serving Madrid, Spain, is a hub for Iberia, easyJet, Vueling, and others.
  • When flying from SAN to MAD, you can book a flight with one stop on carriers such as JetBlue, British Airways, Iberia, American, and others. Flights stop in cities such as Dallas, London (LHR), Chicago, and New York (JFK). Flights with two stops on British Airways, American, or Alaska Air, often stop in Charlotte, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Lisbon, and other cities.
  • To get from downtown San Diego to Terminal 1 at SAN, get San Diego Metro Transit bus 992 at the intersection of Broadway and State Street. You can also order an airport shuttle or take a taxi to get to SAN in less than half the time the bus would take, but also about twice the price of the bus.
  • If your muscles are stiff or jumpy after your long international flight, consider visiting the Elysium Travel Spa at MAD on Level 2 of Terminal 4. You can ease out the kinks by getting a massage that lasts anywhere from 15min to 1h. Facials, manicures, and pedicures are also available at the Elysium Travel Spa.
  • If you are a traveling mom who wants to breastfeed in private or who needs to pump before your flight to Madrid, you can use one of the three Lactation Rooms at SAN, located in Terminal 1 in the East and the West Rotundas and in Terminal 2 Airside at Gate 34. Each of these rooms offers comfortable seating, soft lighting, electrical outlets, a hand washing station, and space for small children to play.

Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Madrid

 
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8696 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
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Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025SFO - HKG
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Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Seats were comfortable. It’s was so cold and very uncomfortable. I paid 2000 miles for wifi service that was choppy the whole flight. Would like to be reimbursed for my miles Food was so disappointing. Three cold and terrible meals for $3000 round trip. This needs to be better.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

Everyone was nice. It was on time and the food was. Airplane food, but not horrible

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

Worst seats I’ve ever had !!! The seats were very narrow and uncomfortable and misaligned with the seats in front of mine leading to bottom of the seat in front of mine pressing on my legs for 15.5 hours !

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

Short flight so no food or entertainment. Good landing at SFO and on time. We were told no carryon luggage yet lots of people were puting bags in overhead compartments. The rules need to be made more clear. I was on the first leg of an international flight and this is the first time I could not have carryon luggage.

Poor air traffic controller staffing led to a 50%reduction on flights so we got to wait 4 hrs for our flight! Very disorganized at the gate Poor communication with customers

No Charging ports for personal electronics, which were required to use wifi entertainment.

They are a great airline, and i enjoying flying with them. However my experience with booking through Kayak was a horrible experience. With all the restrictions and glitches of website. My entire bookings by kayak was wrong. And there was no possible way of fixing anything with them, because they hand over responsibility to the airline after purchase is made. Will not be booking through Kayak again and will inform my family and friends not to as well.

I liked nothing about this flight nor the incredible lack of service and communication on this flight from the Captain to every staff member. Arrogant, entitled and lacking any kind of basic customer service

I booked my flight ni November and was placed on standby? How does this happen. Flight was 1 1/2 hours late departure plane was switched to a smaller plane easy to tell this is a government run company they don’t care about anyone

Plane was old, cabin was small, overhead bins were small, seats really uncomfortable, no seat-back entertainment

Excellent crew, great food despite catering issues. We need more people like this.

1. The PA system was painfully loud. 2. Overhead bin #33 was missing—I find this troubling.

I had a disappointing experience at the San Diego airport with one of your gate agents. Despite being in Zone 4 and traveling with a standard carry-on bag that has never been an issue (30 flights in Q4 alone), the tall, blonde gentleman forced me to gate-check my bag. When I politely asked if we could verify the bag’s size, he became confrontational, even threatening to deny me boarding twice. His behavior appeared erratic and unprofessional, projecting a negative attitude onto passengers, as if he was going through something mentally. Notably, there was ample overhead space once all passengers had boarded. In contrast, the tall, older Asian agent handled the situation with professionalism and calmness, making a clear effort to de-escalate. As an avid traveler, this unnecessary inconvenience set a frustrating tone for my trip to Asia.

Flight from Costa Rica to Madrid was excellent. Good food and service. The flight from Madrid to Brussels was very poor . No food , no entertainment, no usb … Total package was quite expensive so you should give same service on the second flight

business class food was pretty average otherwise it was a good experience

Flight from Madrid to Dakar had no onboard entertainment for a business class. Not even a single screen . That was disappointing. The WiFi only worked for the first 45 mins of the flight.

I paid to upgrade to Business Class. The queue to check in at the Business Class aisle was full of people without Business Class tickets, the fast-track immigration line was “closed” but the representative opened it up for his friends, regardless (there was a lot of fist-bumping), and the lounge was an absolute mess…..4 staff sitting playing with their phones while every table had dirty plates and glasses waiting to be cleared…..and the least said about the rude lady on the reception desk at the lounge , the better!

Horrible. Paid for seats for my family. Iberia changed planes and never notified us that the seats we paid extra for did not even exist on the plane. We were randomly placed on the plane. Thankfully, we were seated together. Upon boarding, my youngest daughter was pulled from the line and they just arbitrarily changed her seat 7 rows back from the rest of the family. I had to wait at the gate while they tried to see us back together. One of the most uncomfortable small spaces on a plane I’ve ever experienced. When I called Iberia, they first told me that no mistake was made that the plane was never changed. Yet my receipt for my paid seats were for rows that did not even exist on this type of plane we were getting on. They said that they would reimburse my money and I would get an email, but I’ve never received any information or emails regarding a refund for the seats that I had paid extra for. Then when we arrived in Madrid, one of the pieces of luggage that we had checked in was damaged to the point that the handle that was stowed in to the luggage was broken off by the crew members handling the luggage. The crew on the plane was very nice, but as far as the rest of the experience, I would be very hesitant to ever use Iberia again.

Bad business class. Staff totally not helping. Lights and chargers not working

The flight left Tanger two hours late and I missed my flight to Geneva.

This was such a bad experience. Iberia in Paris Orly refused to issue the boarding pass for my connecting international flight. They were evasive but said it would be dealt with in Madrid. In Madrid there was no help, no transit desk, I almost missed the flight trying to get the boarding pass and only at the gate they told me they had downgraded me. I really felt abused.

The connection required us to travel from terminal A to terminal E with very little time in between flights. While waiting in line, we were called to the service desk to provide our passports. We provided our passports at time of check in, assuming that American Airlines doesn’t communicate well with Iberia, this was a headache.

Almost great...Need more signs around the airport, especially in Italy Marco Polo.

Cancelled flight minutes before boarding. Rescheduled flight was two days later

The flight attendants were EXTREMELY personable and appreciated the service, lights going off after dinner (probably the norm, but I haven’t flown evening overnight flights in a while). Thank you!

Business class seats were very dated on my plane. Very little storage, charging ports were not easily accessible, tv screen kept flopping away. Vegetarian food was disappointing: hardly any protein and severely under-seasoned. Crew was lovely.

A basic tea/ coffee and a snack could be provided especially for long distance flyers.

The food was pathetic. There wasn't much leg room and recline space for such a long flight. No tea/ coffee for a 2-3 hour connecting flight without purchasing! Really!?

We found the bag drop/ check-in proceedure at T5 unnecessarily complicated. We paid extra for seat selection in advance and were allocated worse seats at T5. We found the check-in person was not particularly helpful although the the staff at the gate were super good.

I was charged fees for check in bags at the airport by British Airways. It was supposed to be no charge but Kayak messed up my booking apparently and I had to pay for check in bags. I paid $175.

Flight delay and can’t much help passenger do the change connecting flight.

The seats in airbus from LA to London are uncomfortable. They are too narrow. I am a slim person but felt cramped. The way the seats are laid out really hinders privacy. You are forced to look at the person next to you which is awkward, Also the entertainment on the same leg was limited. The crew was excellent and attentive and the food was decent. The seats on London to Delhi leg were way better. The crew again was very attentive and polite.

British Airways canceled my flight and I had to fly on Lufthansa the next day. What a garbage airline 🗑️

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