SAL - MAD

$571 Find Cheap Flights from San Salvador to Madrid

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Cheapest round-trip
$882
Typical prices: $1,142-$886
United Airlines
Tue 10/13Fri 10/30
SAL - MAD • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$887
Typical prices: $1,146-$847
Avianca
Mon 8/3Sun 8/30
SAL - MAD • Non-stop
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Avianca's Classic fare includes a free checked bag.
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Cheapest • Avg $922 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 14h 02m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from San Salvador to Madrid (SAL-MAD)

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

Tue, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 30
United Airlines Logo
2:00 am - 6:50 am
SAL
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MAD
44h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 9:47 pm
MAD
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SAL
17h 32m
1 stop
$882United Airlines
Sun, Jun 7 - Tue, Jun 30
United Airlines Logo
1:20 pm - 8:05 am
SAL
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MAD
34h 45m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 11:29 am
MAD
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SAL
53h 59m
2 stops
$883United Airlines
Wed, Sep 30 - Fri, Oct 16
United Airlines Logo
2:00 am - 6:50 am
SAL
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MAD
44h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 9:35 pm
MAD
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SAL
40h 50m
2 stops
$886United Airlines
Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
2:00 am - 6:50 am
SAL
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MAD
44h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 2:23 pm
MAD
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SAL
35h 08m
2 stops
$887United Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Oct 14
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:05 am
SAL
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MAD
18h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 2:23 pm
MAD
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SAL
35h 08m
2 stops
$888United Airlines
Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 25
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8:15 am - 8:50 am
SAL
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MAD
16h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 8:15 pm
MAD
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SAL
29h 15m
2 stops
$890Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
2:00 am - 6:50 am
SAL
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MAD
44h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 2:23 pm
MAD
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SAL
32h 53m
2 stops
$891United Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Mon, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:05 am
SAL
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MAD
18h 05m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 12:15 pm
MAD
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SAL
30h 45m
2 stops
$892United Airlines
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 15
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5:30 pm - 8:50 am
SAL
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MAD
31h 20m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
1:30 pm - 5:00 am
MAD
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SAL
23h 30m
1 stop
$893Air Canada
Sat, Sep 26 - Wed, Oct 7
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 8:50 am
SAL
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MAD
35h 25m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 2:23 pm
MAD
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SAL
32h 53m
2 stops
$895United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Salvador to Madrid flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San Salvador to Madrid?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Salvador to Madrid departing in October.

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Salvador 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 Salvador to Madrid is May, where tickets cost $891 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,182 and $1,175 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Salvador to Madrid?

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 $1,024, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Salvador 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 Salvador 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 Salvador to Madrid, you should book around 12 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$571
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Salvador to Madrid

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Salvador to Madrid was $571 for a one-way ticket and $883 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from San Salvador to Madrid?

    Only Iberia offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Salvador to Madrid flight route.

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

    The Airbus A330-200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Salvador to Madrid flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from San Salvador to Madrid?

    There are nonstop flights from San Salvador to Madrid on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Salvador to Madrid, United Airlines or Air Canada?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Salvador to Madrid are United Airlines and Air Canada. With an average price for the route of $897 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Air Canada is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $887 and an overall rating of 7.1.

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $738 or less one-way and $1,030 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Salvador to Madrid?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Madrid Barajas.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Salvador El Salvador Intl Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Salvador El Salvador Intl to Madrid Barajas

Monday

Iberia,Avianca

Iberia,Avianca

Tuesday

Iberia,Avianca

Iberia,Avianca

Wednesday

Iberia

Iberia

Thursday

Iberia,Avianca

Iberia,Avianca

Friday

Iberia

Iberia

Saturday

Iberia,Avianca

Iberia,Avianca

Sunday

Iberia

Iberia

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Direct returns

Madrid Barajas to San Salvador El Salvador Intl

Tuesday

Avianca

Avianca

Thursday

Avianca

Avianca

Saturday

Avianca

Avianca

Sunday

Avianca

Avianca

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Salvador to Madrid

 
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7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9602 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.6Food
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The international / itallian speakers did not seem as friendly and professional as the others. Drink selections were denied ( a beer) until questioned about lack of ANY beer on the plane and then four options were given.

8.0 ExcellentDan, Apr 2026
FCO - DEN
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The international / itallian speakers did not seem as friendly and professional as the others. Drink selections were denied ( a beer) until questioned about lack of ANY beer on the plane and then four options were given.

Vegetarian selection could be better. Bread was too hard to chew.

The business class seat is exceptional. I wish the food is more palatable.

In general, flight attendants were not very welcoming. Because of delays in departure and luggage handling, we missed our connecting flight. Offered a later flight on standby but available seats were then taken by 4 or 5 airline crew so slept at airport and got home next day. I am a frequent traveler, and this experience was the worst.

the entire flight felt off. The crew seemed uninterested and disengaged. The food service was really bad - overcooked, bland, weird food service. They actually woke us up to serve chicken wraps in the middle of the night, after dinner and before breakfast. Made no sense. Ultimately, I was glad they did though, because the breakfast had been held for so long it was inedible. Eggs, potatoes, sausage - all disgusting. We were asked to "honor" the lavatories for premium customers and stay in our own cabin: this was also strange. So people in economy didn't pay enough to use the closest toilet to them??? It's a toilet. All in all, not the experience I have come to expect from United Airlines. The return flight from Paris to SFO was better, btw.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

I paid $7,000 to fly round trip to Porto. I thought it was for business class. But on the leg from Miami to Newark, and again from Newark to Miami, i was in coach. One time in the middle seat of coach. From Newark to Porto I was in business class as expected, and it was fine. I fly to Portugal once per month, often paying $5,000 for business class. Usually i fly American Airlines. I'd be happy to fly more with United Airlines. But my experience was disappointing because i was put in the coach for almost half the flights.

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

Although our flight was delayed the overall boarding process was very smooth and the crew was accommodating.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

My original flight was cancelled and then rebooked four hours later on a recovery flight, but I was checked in as stanby and had no seats so as a family of four we were concerned about not being seated altogether. Our flight then got delayed by another 1.5 hours and when seats were assigned at the gate, three of the four of us were together and we could get my wife closer, they offered no assistance.

The crew from Toronto Santiago (and the other way) weren't nice people. They seemed angry. Other flights with Air Canada had much nicer crews. Bathrooms always had sticky floors. Yuck!

Good flight. It's great you can easily go anx help yourself to snacks and water. Crew friendly and helpful. Everything ran very smoothly.

No entertainment system. Paid extra for wider seats but not worth the cost. Flight left a little late and arrived early.

It was great other than the plane was really small

Short flight. Everything was fine except the flight was delayed twice for a total of an hour.

luggage and cary on were extra, as well as seat selection. $240.00 was added to the final price tag.

Everything was good. Except Broken looking escape/exit doors over the wings need tending,

Our flight was canceled at the last minute. Someone on the flight said the exact same thing happened to her the day before. I will say they helped us book a flight on another airline so that we could still make our vacation with little delay.

Enjoyed the flights with Air Canada. Friendly, courteous staff and flight crew - kept us informed and efficiently got us boarded and to destination on time. Seats were reasonably comfortable and good room in the overhead spaces.

In general, I've had excellent experiences with Iberia flights and will continue to use them. In this last flight there were two things that didn't go right. I didn't get the kosher meal I had pre-requested when I had checked in on-line. Things worked out OK as we ended up eating the fish and vegetarian choices, which were really good. The other issue was that some movies for me and my wife started fine but after 8-12 minutes the content just switched to something else. The flight attendant reset our entertainment systems, but the problem persisted. We ended up choosing other movies/TV shows that did work fine.

Awful. They didn't even show concern that her connecting flight( Dallas to Mardrid) was gone/missing. I don't understand how that is even possible. Rudest answer from one of the crew was that American Airlines sold the tickets to somebody else. My daughter was not in the list.

Really like the idea experience on this airline I will use again

The pilot was professional and very good. The flight crew, very young and often looked flustered and overwhelmed. The seats were among the most uncomfortable in the air. The boarding somewhat chaotic. The price reasonable. Overall it was an average budget airline experience...although Iberia is not a budget airline. I fear if Iberia doesn't up it's game customers like us will go elsewhere.

It was fine, older plane with limited entertainment, otherwise fine.

the seats were so cramped you could barely move. it was difficult to eat when passengers would recline their seats. the seats were so flimsy and unstable that whenever someone got in and out of their seat, it bounced like a spring back in your face. the movies were nice. the food was terrible. even though the conditions were terrible, they tried to pressure passengers to relocate their seats to accommodate adults who were related and wanted to sit next to each other, even after the passengers expressed that they did not want to move for that purpose. on the connecting flight, the “service” consisted of items for purchase. even though the flight was only 45 minutes, once again passengers (including me) were pressured to relocate for people to sit next to each other. they couldn’t be apart for 45 minutes? this was much less compelling than being apart for an 8 hour flight.

Everything went smoothly, and we even arrived 40min earlier than scheduled, on an Orland-Madrid route.

The staff was very nice and helpful. Some of the best crew I have met.

Bad experience. The seat room are very tight. The food is not good and the breakfast has no hot drink.

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

Overall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.

I had bad experiences before now was excellent I am glad they have business class again

It was delayed and I lost my connection flight to Cali and I missed my Mom's funeral

Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

No free snacks nor drinks on very short 30min flight. Entertainment system is over wifi to your own phone or tablet, which is good but often a show or movie just stops and refuses to continue

Not even water is offered on the flight. You cannot lean back on the seats and the seats are so narrow you can’t avoid rubbing elbows with the person next to you.

I couldnt recline the seat. Other than that crew was very attentive and helpful. Thsnk you

I had to go to the boarding counter for them to enter my return flight as it’s not with Avianca. There was a long queue as there were lots of people being called to the counter.

This low cost airline looks and fells more like a local bus. In a 6 hour flight not being able to recline a seat is torture. The only thing available with no charge is a glass of water provided by, mostly, rude staff. Our luggage didn’t arrive

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