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Cheap Flights to Madrid

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

Sun, Aug 10 - Sun, Aug 24
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 19:20JNB-MAD
33h 30m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
21:45 - 8:20MAD-JNB
34h 35m1 stop
R10 131Etihad Airways
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Mon, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 20
KLM Logo
23:00 - 23:25CPT-MAD
24h 25m1 stop
KLM Logo
17:10 - 21:25MAD-CPT
28h 15m1 stop
R10 761KLM
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Wed, Oct 1 - Wed, Nov 5
Emirates Logo
13:25 - 13:30JNB-MAD
24h 05m1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:40 - 20:50MAD-JNB
22h 10m1 stop
R11 121Emirates
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55JNB-MAD
15h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05MAD-JNB
13h 55m1 stop
R11 589Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 5:55JNB-MAD
15h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:10 - 13:05MAD-JNB
13h 55m1 stop
R12 057Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 21
British Airways Logo
19:45 - 9:55JNB-MAD
15h 10m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:00 - 10:20MAD-JNB
15h 20m1 stop
R12 165British Airways
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Sat, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 26
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 16:20JNB-MAD
19h 05m1 stop
British Airways Logo
20:35 - 7:30MAD-JNB
33h 55m1 stop
R12 578British Airways
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Sun, Aug 3 - Sun, Aug 10
Qatar Airways Logo
13:00 - 8:15CPT-MAD
19h 15m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:45 - 10:50MAD-CPT
19h 05m1 stop
R13 010Qatar Airways
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Tue, Oct 7 - Sun, Oct 12
Qatar Airways Logo
20:25 - 14:10JNB-MAD
17h 45m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 16:10MAD-JNB
17h 25m1 stop
R13 226Qatar Airways
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Tue, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 30
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 20:20JNB-MAD
25h 10m1 stop
Emirates Logo
15:25 - 20:50MAD-JNB
29h 25m1 stop
R13 622Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Madrid

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

What is the cheapest month to fly to Madrid?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Madrid is February, where tickets cost R11 013 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R14 918 and R14 756 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R11 013.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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When to book flights to Madrid

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Madrid based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Madrid based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Madrid flights

  • How far is Madrid Barajas Airport from central Madrid?

    Central Madrid is 14 km away from Madrid Barajas Airport.

  • What is the name of Madrid’s airport?

    When flying to Madrid, you'll arrive at Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD). The airport is also known as Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas, Barajas, Madrid, or Madrid–Barajas.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Madrid?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Madrid is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R12 116. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are R13 208 on average.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to 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 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 with another airline.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Madrid is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost R652 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Madrid is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R728.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Madrid

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Prefer to fly direct to Madrid Barajas?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Madrid Barajas.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Madrid Barajas

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +93 more

ANA, AccesRail, +94 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

ANA, AccesRail, +89 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +92 more

ANA, AccesRail, +93 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +92 more

ANA, AccesRail, +93 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +97 more

ANA, AccesRail, +98 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +86 more

ANA, AccesRail, +87 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +95 more

ANA, AccesRail, +96 more

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Direct returns

Madrid Barajas to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +93 more

ANA, AccesRail, +94 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +88 more

ANA, AccesRail, +89 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +92 more

ANA, AccesRail, +93 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +92 more

ANA, AccesRail, +93 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +97 more

ANA, AccesRail, +98 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +86 more

ANA, AccesRail, +87 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +95 more

ANA, AccesRail, +96 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Madrid

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Madrid. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Madrid. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Madrid? 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3275 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,8Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
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They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

10,0 ExcellentAli, May 2025DXB - MAN
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They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

no problem with Emirates it was the underpricer subcontractor Who was ridiculous

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Overall was a good experience and this particular flight the crew were great too at least in business class. It’s not always the case with flydubai. Few things would make me think twice in the future on this route. 1. The arrival into T3 might sound good but it is a real pain as it takes almost 30 mins to get to terminal on the bus as the aircraft still park at T2. The bag takes even longer . If they just let us off at T2, I’d be home within 30 mins of walking off the plane. Instead it takes 1.5 hours. 2. Due to the timing, the very tiny lounge in Penang is so crowded because half the lounge is closed for Qatar crew. Hardly anywhere to sit. 3. Flydubai app and site has a long way to go and using it is very unpleasant.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

I was unable to pre purchase sear upgrades or internet. Their online site is not user friendly and poor. I felt singled out in customs. Seats are very small even for a small person.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

Very unimpressed that I was dumped from the seat I had booked and paid for after check in. Apparently a family wanted to sit together, however as they all were adults I think they should have pre booked their seats like I did. I will be approaching Qatar for a refund. That and the dreadful state of the flooding toilets made me wonder how they managed to be voted the best airline. Not worth the money.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

Certainly! Here’s a more concise and refined version of your report, maintaining a polished and professional tone: --- Crew Check-In – Kolkata (CCU) The crew handling check-in in Kolkata was outstanding—efficient, courteous, and highly organized. Flight Segment – CCU to Abu Dhabi (AUH) A standard flight overall. Notably, only one in-flight meal option—a vegetarian curry—was available, which seemed unsuitable for a red-eye journey. The crew offered no alternatives, which was unexpected. Flight Segment – Abu Dhabi to Rome (AUH-FCO) Comfort improved on this leg, but service quality was average, falling short of Etihad’s premium standards. Crew attention was heavily absorbed by a difficult couple in Row 15 (port side), resulting in disproportionate focus. It was concerning that a steward had to personally return to apologize, a task better suited for supervisory staff. This highlights a development opportunity for supervisors Anna and Quashim in managing guest escalation professionally.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

In never flown this flight, because my flight coning from Barcelona was delayed.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

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

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

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

The airplane was old. Some things didn’t work out of middle seat was broken. The rest was OK.

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

Very long and took extra push back to BA staff to get a realistic flight after they made me miss my original direct flight. Eventually landed 9 hours late and incurred many extra costs with other missed bookings

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.

It was just ok. Half the bathrooms were broke on the flight.

Much better than from Singapore to London, which was awful. London to ORD was business class experience expected. Friendly and helpful flight attendants, decent main course, delicious dessert, comfortable lay flat private seats.

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

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