MAD - JNB

R6 170 Find Cheap Flights from Madrid to Johannesburg

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Madrid to OR Tambo departing on 22/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
R8 281
Overall average: R12 519
Air Algerie
Sun 5/4Mon 20/4
MAD - JNB • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R13 125
Air Europa
Fri 21/8Sat 26/9
MAD - JNB • Direct
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Cheapest • from R8 281 (return)
Best reviews • 7,4 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Madrid and OR Tambo. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg R11 674 (return)
Shortest trip • 13h 55m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 25% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Madrid to Johannesburg (MAD-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Madrid to Johannesburg 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 return flight deals from Madrid to OR Tambo

Sun, Apr 5 - Mon, Apr 20
Air Algerie Logo
14:55 - 6:25
MAD
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JNB
15h 30m
1 stop
Air Algerie Logo
22:25 - 12:30
JNB
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MAD
14h 05m
1 stop
R8 281Air Algerie
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05
MAD
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JNB
13h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
1 stop
R9 050Ethiopian Air
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05
MAD
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JNB
13h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
1 stop
R9 132Ethiopian Air
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05
MAD
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JNB
13h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
1 stop
R9 148Ethiopian Air
Sun, Apr 5 - Sat, Apr 18
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9:55 - 6:25
MAD
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JNB
20h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:25 - 1:05
JNB
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MAD
26h 40m
2 stops
R9 181Multiple Airlines
Sun, Apr 5 - Sat, Apr 18
Air Algerie Logo
14:55 - 6:25
MAD
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JNB
15h 30m
1 stop
Air Algerie Logo
22:25 - 13:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 30m
1 stop
R9 197Air Algerie
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05
MAD
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JNB
13h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
1 stop
R9 214Ethiopian Air
Sun, Apr 5 - Sat, Apr 18
Air Algerie Logo
14:55 - 6:25
MAD
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JNB
15h 30m
1 stop
Air Algerie Logo
22:25 - 13:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 30m
1 stop
R9 279Air Algerie
Tue, Mar 24 - Sat, Mar 28
Air Algerie Logo
12:30 - 6:30
MAD
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JNB
17h 00m
1 stop
Air Algerie Logo
22:30 - 12:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
1 stop
R9 328Air Algerie
Mon, Apr 13 - Mon, Apr 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05
MAD
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JNB
13h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55
JNB
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MAD
15h 25m
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R9 394Ethiopian Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Madrid to OR Tambo flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost R10 146 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R15 629 and R14 794 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% 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 flightR6 170
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Madrid to OR Tambo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Madrid to OR Tambo 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 Madrid to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Madrid to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R6 170 for a one-way ticket and R8 281 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Madrid to Johannesburg?

    The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Madrid to Johannesburg flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Madrid to Johannesburg?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Madrid to Johannesburg, Etihad Airways or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Madrid to Johannesburg are Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of R12 280 and an overall rating of 7,3, Etihad Airways is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R14 320 and an overall rating of 7,3.

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

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Madrid to Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Madrid is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Madrid to Johannesburg?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Madrid with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Madrid to Johannesburg?

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Madrid to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Madrid to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7,4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3740 reviews
7,9Crew
7,4Comfort
7,3Food
7,5Boarding
7,3Entertainment
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Qatar Airways has gone down over the last few years.

6,0 GoodAnonymous, Mar 2026
KWI - DOH
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Qatar Airways has gone down over the last few years.

Impressive as always. It is the airline of my choice, The dessert on the 2nd flight DOH-IAH was somewhat dry (the cake with cream etc) Check-in and boarding experience was fantastic, with the exception of CCU airport where chk-in staff refused to help with aisle seats stating the flight was full and accommodations were beyond him. Once I boarded there were plenty of available aisles. I was disappointed that this could not be done by self during online chk-in nor at the airport. Nothing more to add. Overall a good experience, TY QTR

The boarding process was awful-the computers were down and there was no way to check in. Took extremely long, very chaotic and no guarantee our bags were even getting on the plane. I was also delayed and took away from any time i had to catch a connecting flight.

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

This flight was a very good trip for us. The crew were very friendly and helpful. They made arrangements for my husband to have assistance in boarding. We were not expecting a meal, so it was a pleasant surprise on this short flight to have a meal and beverage from a very courteous crew.

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

I appreciated the vailability of wheelchair services for persons with mobility issues all the way up to the aircraft. What could be better would be the food choices.

It was little disheartening and disappointing. Although flight staff did a good job. But customer service didn’t do anything to resolve my issue.

Food quality and varites were very minimum. Surprised to have no desserts. Business class tickets should have lounge access and seats selection. They should be allowed to board while people with wheel chair, secial assistance and family with childrem.

Dear Team, I purchased a full travel package that included 2 checked bags through you and JustFly. However, when I arrived at the airport, my ticket showed 0 checked bags. Since I was traveling internationally to India with 2 bags, It was a $200 per bag at the counter, which was extremely disappointing. For an international trip, why would I ever choose a no‑bag option for only $20–$30 less? This seems like an error in the booking process, and I am requesting clarification and a resolution. I have called JustFly and on phone for 1 hr :53 min and they couldn't help till I show some kind of proof etc which isn't possible but besides that love your service and using it for years !

I liked the crew, the food and the foot space. I did not like the comfort of the seats.

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

Nice crew , clean cabin , food was delayed due to problem with the quantity .

We have paid premium price for a business class Cabinet and we have received the old 777 with the following apart business class that is not to standard. It was very disappointing and it’s a very bad reputation for a premium airline company. This aeroplane should be the commission from being as a business class. We will pass this knowledge to our colleagues because the quality of business class in Etihad is not consistent and it is a lucky dip that sometimes you’re getting a good aeroplane and sometimes you’re getting their 30 years old aeroplane. The crew of the aeroplane have apologise and said that they hate this aeroplane and they have complained about it multiple times as well. Obviously Etihad is putting the economy in front of the Customer Experience. For the future we will not take this risk anymore and will fly with established company like emirates.

It was fantastic. The flight from Chicago to Abu Dahbi was fantastic. The crew, food and service were amazing. Everything was handled by the crew member assigned to us , Nicholas, was usually done before we asked for it. Highly recommend Etihad!

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

Cancelled with no notification and no assistance from ground staff re options or rebooking, where to stay or how we could get home to LHR.

The local Turkish Airlines staff in Helsinki isn’t not aware of immigration laws of Singapore and wanted to refuse even our first boarding and threatened us with deportation on our own from Singapore. We had the next connection to Istanbul and then Singapore. The airline’s online check in system is requesting the visa to download and doesn’t have any option for 96 hrs VFTF passengers. So in general we made the complaint to the airline, as the boarding experience was awful due to unprofessional staff that doesn’t check or want to check the exceptions in the global system.

Delicious food, comfortable and clean plane. It's a little cramped in the hall in front of the gate.

Very hot cabin made long flight uncomfortable, even in business class! Food was great. Istanbul business lounge had great food but too few bathrooms and seating . They also need more electric outlets for charging devices. Appreciate the ability to go through fast track lines w business class

Turkish Airlines was great. My new layover was over 18 hours due to inclement weather back home in Washington DC and the airlines provided me with a hotel room and dinner voucher during my layover

The staff at the boarding or the rudest uninformative and no English whatsoever they’re very rude as if they are envious of you travelling I don’t understand how could someone would be this rude and this out of touch and cold

The fact that my flight was cancelled and made wait for 14 Fing hours to booka flightto a neighboring country.... never again

My seat number was changed unilaterally after confirmed online checkin from widow to aisle. This applies to the Istanbul-Port louis flight. Seat was also changed for the Antalya-Istanbul flight but this was because of aircraft change, I was informed. That flight was delayed because of a technical problem with the original aircraft.

Seats too much and for the price we paid eve thought economy we still had to pay $169 to check a ba that’s ridiculous and also my daughter needed water so she can take her medicine we push the boton for the attendant to get us water they never came we push it 3 times no one came and ask what we needed . Am not happy with the service at all I will not fly with TK anymore

Worse worse worse, i would not recommend this airline to anyone. Istanbul airport maybe State of the Art facility but staff is rude, only works if they get tips, and they push you to give tips even though my family had spent $50 in tips. Airline staff doesn't speak english so you really can't understand them. It was a nightmare travelling with Turkish. Never again.

A bit chaotic boarding flight but over all good experience.

We had a good flight experience with this airline despite reading many negative comments

Planes are good. However the entertainement system is slow. The headphones are of low quality and I could hardly hear a movie The movies lack subtitiles

Delay not posted, only departure time listed- not boarding time. We left an hour late and arrived 45 min late. Restrooms had backed up sinks and toilets not flushed ) passenger error). Lots of screen for entertainment didn’t work. But we arrived with our luggage

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

Check in took over an hour because printer was not working. Attendant did not know how to give free layover Addis Ababa hotel vouchers or update frequent flyer number. After repeated attempts, got voucher emailed. However hotel wanted printed voucher hence more delay. Bus time from hotel back to airport was printed 4:50 hours, but hotel reception called at 3 pm saying bus will leave at 4 pm. Then hotel reception called again saying 4:15 pm. We rushed at 4:15 pm and bus was not ready until 4:40 pm. Many audio outlets were not working in planes.

It is nice and great but the houstees crew are all the way back arguing with customers and behavior issues same of the crew i saw that also all the trips were very much butter!

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

30 minutes still don't have gate number, ask many people can't get answer.

The boarding procedure got confusing because they wanted to weigh everyone’s carry-on. Apparently mine was 3 1/2 kg over their limit. I didn’t know they had a limit. And at the check-in desk, nothing was said about this. They wanted me to check the carry-on at no charge and that would have been fine except then they told me at my connection in London I would have to go outside to baggage claim retrieve my bag, and then recheck it. In other words, they could not check it to my final destination, only to London. I told him this was unacceptable so after a few minutes of discussion, they came back and said that my bag would be OK to carry on the plane. It seems that if you have a connection then the weight is not as important. Then when I actually went to board the boarding agent said I needed a tag indicating that my bag had been weighed, even though she had just five minutes ago talked to the same person who cleared me. Lots of confusion seems like a very bad process. They need to improve this.

The crew was super friendly and helpful. The food was quite good. An overall positive experience.

the seats were bad and uncomfortable and the food was not tasty.

The crew was amazing. I appreciate the level of professionalism in the Iberia crew.

A more organized boarding experience and better food would have made the experience better.

Flight cancelled, lost a day of travel where we were trying to meet friends we couldn't meet. Iberia website is very difficult to navigate and has lots of dead links. If you do not speak Spanish it is even harder. Tried communicating on their WhatsApp and that was also close to impossible. We were told we'd be compensated 150EU's for this cancelled flight but there is no avenue towards rectifying this issue. I've had to take it up with my credit card to contest the charges and not pay for a flight that didn't happen but doubt I will ever be reimbursed for my two Ubers to the airport where we never even departed or the 150EU's we were told we would receive. I would never fly Iberia again. Clown show.

I've taken British Airways before and it has been great. On this trip to Spain and Portugal we had two BA flights. On both flights we were taken by bus from the terminal out to the plane on the tarmac. There were many older folks on these flights, and to ask people in their 70s to lug their carry-on and personal items up the long mobile staircase to the plane entrance, is very disturbing. I won't be taking British Airways in the future. Many people on these flights were very unhappy.

why can't planes be boarded from back to front?? everything was great otherwise

We flew into Barcelona and the plane was so cramped and very uncomfortable and dirty. But we flew out of Madrid and that plane was much better. Would fly Iberia again.

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