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Cheapest round-trip
$369
Overall average: $592
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SJC - MAD • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$310
Typical prices: $404-$731
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Sat 11/15
SJC - MAD • 3 stops
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Iberia
Cheapest • from $369 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to book
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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Madrid (SJC-MAD)

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

Sun, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 18
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6:00 am - 6:15 amSJC-MAD
15h 15m1 stop
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1:00 pm - 8:45 pmMAD-SJC
16h 45m1 stop
$369Iberia
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Sun, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 18
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6:00 am - 9:25 amSJC-MAD
18h 25m1 stop
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1:00 pm - 8:45 pmMAD-SJC
16h 45m1 stop
$370Iberia
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Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, Feb 27
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5:52 am - 9:25 amSJC-MAD
18h 33m1 stop
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1:00 pm - 8:45 pmMAD-SJC
16h 45m1 stop
$412Iberia
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Sun, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 18
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2:37 pm - 6:25 pmSJC-MAD
18h 48m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 8:45 pmMAD-SJC
16h 45m1 stop
$435British Airways
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Wed, Jan 14 - Thu, Feb 19
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5:45 am - 8:00 amSJC-MAD
17h 15m2 stops
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11:15 am - 8:20 amMAD-SJC
30h 05m2 stops
$443Delta
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Fri, Jan 16 - Tue, Feb 17
Delta Logo
10:30 pm - 8:00 amSJC-MAD
48h 30m2 stops
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11:15 am - 9:32 pmMAD-SJC
19h 17m1 stop
$448Delta
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Mon, Nov 17 - Wed, Dec 3
United Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 8:00 amSJC-MAD
28h 20m3 stops
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8:30 am - 1:32 pmMAD-SJC
38h 02m2 stops
$487United Airlines
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Tue, Jan 13 - Thu, Feb 19
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 8:00 amSJC-MAD
31h 00m2 stops
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6:00 am - 9:11 pmMAD-SJC
24h 11m2 stops
$492United Airlines
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Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 28
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:50 amSJC-MAD
17h 50m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:55 am - 12:19 pmMAD-SJC
20h 24m2 stops
$501American Airlines
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Mon, Jan 12 - Sun, Feb 1
British Airways Logo
6:00 am - 2:15 pmSJC-MAD
23h 15m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 9:29 pmMAD-SJC
17h 29m1 stop
$521British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Madrid flights

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

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

When flying from San Jose to Madrid, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Jose, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Jose 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 Jose to Madrid is November, where tickets cost $591 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,094 and $1,054 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose to Madrid, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$310
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 37% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Jose to Madrid

  • What services are offered to economy class passengers on British Airways flights from San Jose to Madrid?

    Economy class passengers on British Airways flights from San Jose to Madrid are provided with basic amenities such as complimentary onboard food and drinks. Passengers are given a choice of meals, which are typically pre-packaged and served with complimentary beverages. British Airways also offers a selection of in-flight entertainment, including movies, TV shows, and music.

  • What is the luggage allowance on Air Transat flights from San Jose to Madrid?

    The luggage allowance on Air Transat flights can vary depending on the fare type. Generally, for economy class flights from San Jose to Madrid, the carry-on allowance is one personal item and one standard item, with weight restrictions of 23 lbs for the standard item and 5 lbs for the personal item. Checked baggage allowance also varies based on the fare type and destination, with a maximum weight limit of 50 lbs for each checked bag.

  • What services are offered to people with reduced mobility on Aer Lingus flights from San Jose to Madrid?

    Aer Lingus offers various services to passengers with reduced mobility on their flights from San Jose to Madrid, including assistance with boarding, wheelchair assistance, and assistance navigating the airport. They also provide an option to book wheelchair-friendly seating and allow the use of mobility aids, such as crutches and walkers, in the cabin.

  • What class seat option are available on Alaska Airlines flights from San Jose to Madrid?

    Alaska Airlines offers several class seat options on their flights from San Jose to Madrid, including First Class, Premium Class, and Main Cabin. Premium Class seats provide extra legroom and other amenities, such as complimentary drinks and snacks. First Class seats provide more space, priority boarding, and other additional amenities, such as meals and entertainment. Main Cabin seats are the standard economy class seats, and are available on all flights.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Madrid was $310 for a one-way ticket and $369 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Madrid are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $756 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $677 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose 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 Jose to Madrid.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Madrid from San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose to Madrid

  • ITA Airways, is taking several initiatives to reduce carbon emissions of its flights from San Jose to Madrid. These initiatives include using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which is bio-fuel made from discarded materials that can reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil jet fuel.
  • Finnair allows pets to travel in the cabin on flights from San Jose to Madrid, including small cats, dogs, rabbits, and rodents. Two customers per flight can usually bring pets in the cabin, and the carrier and pet cannot exceed a weight limit of 20 lbs.
  • Travelers on flights from San Jose to Madrid can choose to continue the journey if they prefer. Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport (MAD) provides access to various nearby cities through domestic flights, including Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Seville, and Bilbao.
  • US citizens can travel to Madrid, Spain for up to 90 days without a visa for purposes of tourism, business meetings, or transit. However, if the purpose of the travel is to study, work, or live in Spain, a visa may be required.
  • Iberia offers various services to families with infants on board flights from San Jose to Madrid, such as baby bassinets, special meals for infants, changing facilities, and allowing parents to bring strollers or car seats on board the flight. The airline also provides priority boarding for families with young children.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Madrid

 
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7973 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sep 2025SNA - SEA
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Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

I'm a tall guy and even the seats with more leg room were not as comfortable as I had hoped.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Overall, aside from the baggage issue, it was as good as one expects.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

Boarding: Boarding was a bit of a mess. Our tickets indicated "BC" for Business Class, but we and many others were confused as that was not indicated anywhere in the airport, so we didn't know when we're supposed to board. The airplane: The airplane was nice. However, we sat near the back of the business class cabin and the flight attendants and passengers from other cabins would constantly move the curtain (which was very loud), preventing me from fallling asleep on my 8 hour flight. The flight crew: Amazing, generally. However, they nearly forgot to serve breakfast to me. The flight food: I was able to select my meal for dinner, which was really good. Breakfast was a bit of a mess, however. The crew forgot to serve me breakfast until the last minute. Very little was available by the time they remembered. The entertainment: Paltry, underwhelming, and dated. Not one new movie was available. Bottom line: For the money, you might want to consider other options for your international business class flights.

We arrived 4 hours early and still almost missed the flight because they weren’t able to access one of the boarding tickets. They then sent hour bags late and we were all of our without clothing and eventually had to take an expensive cab back and forth to the airport as they wouldn’t deliver the bag which arrived late at night that day and we would have to wait until noon the began day (messing up a second day of plans). Also, all the food has dairy or pork. No vegan or even vegetarian option in the flight—even for purchase.

4 hours late, including over +1 hour waiting in plane to take off. Baggage left behind too.

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Excellent. Thanks to United Star Alliance, since economy was overbooked, I’m grateful to have been upgraded to Business Class.

Good plane, excellent food, crew and entertainment. Seats in business could use an upgrade

Disaster. Downgraded. Zero apology. No effort or coordination between gate and crew. Awful seat blocked by door emergency slide box. Iberia is a mess. App never works. Avoid this airline.

We departed late but made up most of the time in flight. Our ticket was pure economy, so it wasn’t anything fancy; however, I heard that we arrived in Madrid at the exact same time that First Class passengers arrived! Overall, our experience was similar to what we had on other American Airlines transatlantic flights - good value at a reasonable price. We were even able to get our carry-on baggage onto the plane without needing to gate check it.

Flight was OK. Waiting for luggage in Madrid for 55 minutes, unacceptable

Transportation from gate to airplane was poor we stayed in hot bus for 20 minute no vantilation

The crew were friendly and helpful. Iberia lost our luggage on arrival, Friday and we didn't get it until Sunday at 10:00 p.m. local Malaga time. I also paid $382.80 for seat assignments but two out out of the four were not together. Iberia mentioned that it was because the plane was delayed in Madrid before our flight began in LAX. They should compensate us half of my payment.

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.

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

No WiFi in either flight. No leg room, the seat in front of me left dents on my knees and the tray was so low my knees propped it up if I tried to use it.

Need to offer Better food from LAX to London Service from London to Delhi very delayed after take off.

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

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.

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.

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