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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Spain

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Madrid
Madrid1 stop$375
Málaga
Málaga2 stops$473
Seville
Seville1 stop$456
Valencia
Valencia2 stops$465
Ibiza
Ibiza2 stops$461
Bilbao
Bilbao1 stop$433
Alicante
Alicante2 stops$469
San Sebastian
San Sebastian2 stops$552
Mahón
Mahón1 stop$886
Oviedo
Oviedo2 stops$709
Vigo
Vigo2 stops$754
A Coruña
A Coruña2 stops$1,059
Arrecife
Arrecife3 stops$578
Madrid
Madrid1 stop$375
Málaga
Málaga2 stops$473
Seville
Seville1 stop$456
Valencia
Valencia2 stops$465
Ibiza
Ibiza2 stops$461
Bilbao
Bilbao1 stop$433
Alicante
Alicante2 stops$469
San Sebastian
San Sebastian2 stops$552
Mahón
Mahón1 stop$886
Oviedo
Oviedo2 stops$709
Vigo
Vigo2 stops$754
A Coruña
A Coruña2 stops$1,059
Arrecife
Arrecife3 stops$578

Book Cheap San Francisco to Spain Plane Tickets

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

Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 22
Air Canada Logo
8:30 am - 6:40 amSFO-MAD
13h 10m1 stop
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12:45 pm - 7:51 pmMAD-SFO
16h 06m1 stop
$375Air Canada
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Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 22
Air Canada Logo
8:30 am - 6:40 amSFO-MAD
13h 10m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 7:51 pmMAD-SFO
16h 06m1 stop
$378Air Canada
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Wed, Jan 14 - Tue, Jan 27
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 8:00 amSFO-MAD
14h 35m1 stop
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1:35 pm - 3:12 pmMAD-SFO
34h 37m2 stops
$390United Airlines
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Mon, Nov 3 - Wed, Nov 12
United Airlines Logo
6:42 pm - 8:00 amSFO-MAD
28h 18m2 stops
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1:35 pm - 3:08 pmMAD-SFO
34h 33m2 stops
$394United Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Tue, Nov 4
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4:20 pm - 5:05 pmSFO-MAD
15h 45m1 stop
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9:10 pm - 2:30 pmMAD-SFO
26h 20m1 stop
$425TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Sat, Feb 28 - Mon, Mar 16
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
4:35 pm - 8:20 pmSFO-MAD
18h 45m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
7:40 am - 3:35 pmMAD-SFO
15h 55m1 stop
$426TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Tue, Oct 21 - Wed, Nov 12
Iberia Logo
12:15 pm - 5:00 pmSFO-IBZ
19h 45m2 stops
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9:40 pm - 8:34 pmIBZ-SFO
31h 54m2 stops
$461Iberia
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Wed, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 5
Iberia Logo
12:27 pm - 8:00 pmSFO-VLC
23h 33m2 stops
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5:45 pm - 8:34 pmVLC-SFO
35h 49m2 stops
$465Iberia
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Tue, Dec 9 - Fri, Dec 19
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11:28 pm - 9:00 amSFO-BCN
24h 32m1 stop
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6:40 am - 3:00 pmBCN-SFO
17h 20m1 stop
$473British Airways
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Tue, Oct 21 - Wed, Nov 12
British Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 3:15 pmSFO-IBZ
34h 55m1 stop
British Airways Logo
5:40 pm - 8:34 pmIBZ-SFO
35h 54m2 stops
$477British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Spain flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Spain flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Spain from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Barcelona, at $489 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $489.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to Spain?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $703, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Spain?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Spain, 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 Francisco to Spain is January, when tickets cost $532 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,087 and $1,051 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to Spain?

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Spain?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Spain, 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 Francisco to Spain, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$197
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 33% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Barcelona-El Prat

FAQs - booking Spain flights

  • Are there nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain?

    There are no airlines that provide nonstop flights from San Francisco to Spain. However, you can find flight options that make one stop before reaching their destination. For instance, the airlines that include flights with one stop before reaching Madrid, Spain, include Aeromexico, Iberia, British Airways, Lufthansa, Finnair, KLM, and American Airlines.

  • Which airline should I fly with for traveling from San Francisco to Granada?

    Iberia is recommended for traveling from San Francisco to Granada International Airport. The airport in Granada is located near the northwest side of the city.

  • Is a tourist visa required for traveling to Spain from the United States?

    Due to the Schengen Agreement, American citizens can visit Spain for 90 days without the requirement of a visa. Only a valid passport along with a return ticket should be carried by all Americans entering Spain.

  • Will I be able to find baby care rooms at Palma de Mallorca Airport after my arrival?

    There are baby care rooms that are available in the Arrivals Hall. You can find them at four locations referred to as modules. On Level 1 of the airport, the baby care rooms are located at Module A, Module C, and Module D. Module B is located on Level O of the airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Spain?

    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 Francisco to Spain.

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

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

    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 San Francisco to Spain 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 San Francisco to Spain?

    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 San Francisco to Spain 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 Spain?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Spain is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $798 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to Spain is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $931.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Spain

  • If you are looking for a place to relax or freshen up after you arrive at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport (MAD) in Madrid, Spain, there are 21 air rooms available at the airport where you can either stay overnight, use for 6h, or shower on arrival.
  • When first-time travelers arrive at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport in Madrid, there are a couple of airport transfers that can take them to the city center since the airport is well connected to transport hubs. If you are looking for fast and convenient modes of transportation, your best options are taking the metro or train. You will find the metro station at Terminal 2 and Terminal 4. The train station is located at Terminal 4.
  • Even though there are no direct flights available from San Francisco to Barcelona, there are other popular routes to visit other places in Spain. Consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Reus Airport or San Francisco to Girona Costa Brava Airport. Reus Airport is a good choice for your destination if you’re planning a beach vacation in Salou and Cambrils. Flying to Girona (known as Spain’s most delicious city) is also a good choice if you are in the mood for exploring one of the many historic sites of Spain.
  • If you are in the mood for taking a cruise trip in Spain, consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Palma de Mallorca Airport. The airport provides private transfers to the Pallorma cruise port.
  • Consider booking a flight from San Francisco to Malaga Airport which is nearby one of Spain’s most popular attractions for beach lovers due to the various beautiful beaches by the coast of Andalusia.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Francisco to Spain

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Francisco to Spain? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8929 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
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We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sep 2025SFO - MEX
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We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

The pilots were late and it made us 1 hour late. The meat was tough and bok choy was also tough.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

An old airplane with very uncomfortable seats in the Comfort “class! Small, narrow, and hard seat. Entertainment options are inferior, old movies. Boarding started at the back of the airplane, as we entered the aircraft last instead of after business class, risking the possibility that the comfort section would not have room for carry-on in the overhead bin. The food was ok. White wine was terrible. Overall, the flight felt worse than cheap airliners, and the price was as high as premium carriers.

I will avoid TAP if I can, the ground experience was very poor with bad behaviour from the ground crew and it was only a bit better on the aircraft.

I had a business class ticket from EWR to Madrid with a layover at LIS for 11 hours. It was obvious that I needed to pick up my luggage in Lisbon for 11 hours and check it in again when boarding the second flight to Madrid. Before buying the ticket, I called TAP customer service. Customer service assured me that I could get my luggage in Lisbon. When I arrived at Newark airport, I immediately asked to check my luggage to Lisbon. However, the TAP employee refused me, saying that I should resolve this issue upon arrival in Lisbon. She checked my luggage to Madrid. I asked the TAP employee at the gate to help me when boarding the plane, I asked the flight attendants manager on board the plane to help me. All the employees refused to help me and said that I should resolve this issue in Lisbon. It took me 4 hours to resolve this issue in Lisbon. I arrived at 11am and they didn't give me my luggage until 3pm. As a result, I was so tired after a sleepless night on the plane and 4 hours on my feet at the airport and all my plans were ruined that I couldn't fly to Madrid. It was a terrible experiance,

The seats were not designed to comfortably see people in coach for more than 10 minutes

We flew TAP last October from Newark to Lisbon. The meal was bad. This flight had good food. Also, this flight was delayed. There were TAP employees waiting at Lisbon to make sure we made our connecting flight. I find the TAP website and app frustrating, but the service once we reached the airport was very good

Boarding too way too long. Biggest peeve: zero in-seat power in economy! No plug sockets, no USB ports. Plane was an A330, so not old.

Flight being delayed for 35 minutes had me lose the connection to my transport

boarding is so disorganized, i was literally appalled at the boarding experience

Was the best airplane ✈️ ever that I never see I will traveling again again with u guys.

The long wait at JFK made the trip horrible. Also not having enough buses when we deplaned was annoying

This is where i leave an airline review. Test test test!

We liked the flight but while we purchased an aisle seat, our seats had a different configuration on this flight. A fellow passenger suggested that the airplane had been changed. Too bad we were not informed and had no chance to modify our seat preferences. We were stuck in the window and middle seats with no chance to walk around and go to the bathroom without disturbing our sleeping fellow passenger.

Boarding an international flight via several sets of stairs and shuttle busses to the tarmac even when multiple jet-bridges were empty at Madrid airport (the hub for Iberia) was not pleasant. I was fine, but a lot of elderly folks and families with kids were struggling. A bad way to start a flight. Business class seats were nice, although not cleaned well from the prior flight.

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 flight was great; I don't see any area of improvement.

The crew were not very personable. The crew did not serve tea or coffee. The bathroom was not kept clean. Two out of the 5 toilets in the cabin weren't working.

Delayed first flight Geneva Madrid.. We didn’t miss our 2nd flight only because the 2nd flight Madrid Dallas was 1h delayed. However we did end up missing the 3rd leg Dallas Austin. Luggage didn’t show up in Dallas. So we re missing 2 suit cases. Customer service sent us to a hotel in Dallas. Only one room booked for 5!! Pretty bad experience overall. I won’t book a flight on Iberia in the future

Crew was excellent, great customer service, checked luggage took 1 hour and a half to come out at the baggage claim, the only negative thing about the flight.

Horrible experience airline crew was unprofessional. Flight was delayed. Suit cases did not arrive. Never flying iberia again

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.

Three major things that led to my low rating, 1. Internet wasn't available for the whole time, and 2. TV became available way into flight, after numerous system reboots, and 3. Food is not good at all.

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

Was delayed on first leg and missed connection. They would not let me board although I arrived at the gate 5 min before take off. I was delayed 24hrs

Enjoyable flight, helpful crew everything was organized to accommodate passengers.

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

We were never able to take this flight because our first flight from Austin to Dallas was cancelled.

The check-in of my luggage was terrible. When purchased my tickets, one luggage and one carry-on was part of the fight. My flight was switched from British to American Airline. During check-in of luggage at the airport, I was denied and had to pay extra $75. How do I get reimbursed for this extra luggage payment?

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

As I said Al & AJ were absolutely the best and wow they should be recognized for their amazing service!

The delay was not communicated via text and the person who helped with check in also didn’t inform me about the delay. I ended up missing my connection and it was a waste of 5 hours. The crew didn’t mention there would be someone at the gate informing of if I would be rebooked and there was no signage. Overall a very poor experience. The British Airways app was also very buggy, and didn’t work. I will avoid flying with British Airways when possible.

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