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R6 294 Find Cheap Flights to Madrid

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Cheapest return fare
R11 289
Typical prices: R11 618-R15 775
Turkish Airlines
Wed 2/12Wed 9/12
JNB - MAD • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R11 306
Air Europa
Sat 12/9Wed 16/9
JNB - MAD • Direct
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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

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Dec 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 16:25
JNB
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MAD
22h 35m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:55 - 9:40
MAD
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JNB
20h 45m
2 stops
R11 289Turkish Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Wed, Sep 16
Air Europa Logo
18:55 - 5:05
JNB
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MAD
10h 10mdirect
Air Europa Logo
23:45 - 9:50
MAD
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JNB
10h 05mdirect
R11 306Air Europa
Sun, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 26
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 17:20
JNB
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MAD
27h 50m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:55 - 9:40
MAD
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JNB
20h 45m
2 stops
R11 322Turkish Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 19
SWISS Logo
20:40 - 18:45
JNB
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MAD
23h 05m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
10:05 - 10:00
MAD
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JNB
22h 55m
1 stop
R11 338SWISS
Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Aug 31
KLM Logo
23:15 - 19:35
CPT
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MAD
20h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
10:25 - 21:25
MAD
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CPT
35h 00m
1 stop
R12 292KLM
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
KLM Logo
23:15 - 16:25
CPT
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MAD
17h 10m
1 stop
KLM Logo
17:20 - 21:25
MAD
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CPT
28h 05m
1 stop
R12 308KLM
Tue, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 18
Qatar Airways Logo
13:15 - 14:15
CPT
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MAD
25h 00m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
22:15 - 17:30
MAD
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CPT
19h 15m
1 stop
R12 423Qatar Airways
Sun, Aug 23 - Wed, Sep 2
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 13:30
DUR
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MAD
18h 50m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
15:25 - 16:35
MAD
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DUR
25h 10m
1 stop
R12 768Emirates
Sun, Aug 23 - Wed, Sep 2
Qatar Airways Logo
12:05 - 20:45
DUR
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MAD
32h 40m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
22:15 - 17:40
MAD
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DUR
19h 25m
2 stops
R13 228Qatar Airways
Sun, Jul 26 - Sun, Aug 2
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 20:20
DUR
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MAD
25h 40m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
22:10 - 16:35
MAD
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DUR
18h 25m
1 stop
R13 869Emirates
Booking Insights

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 flight to Madrid?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Madrid was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R11 289 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Madrid and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R12 292 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Madrid?

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

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Madrid is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R12 328. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R14 388 on average.

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 round-trip 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 October, where tickets cost R5 850 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R24 452 and R8 956 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is June with an average price of R5 423.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Madrid?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Madrid depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Madrid is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R13 750 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 R14 034.

What is a good deal for flights to Madrid?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Madrid, 25% of our users found tickets to Madrid for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R12 444 return.

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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Madrid Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR6 294
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Madrid

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.
Estimated return price
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

  • What is the cheapest flight to Madrid?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Madrid was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R11 289 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Madrid and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R12 292 in the last 3 days.

  • 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.

  • How much is a flight to Madrid?

    On average, a flight to Madrid costs R11 921. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R7 967 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • 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.

  • How many direct flights to Madrid are there each week?

    Each week there are around 2 direct flights from within South Africa to Madrid. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 50% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Madrid

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Madrid? 25% of our users found return tickets to Madrid for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R21 477
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Madrid flight deals.

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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3602 reviews
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,4Crew
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There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

8,0 ExcellentEden, Dec 2025
DUR - DXB
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There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

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

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Didn’t like it at all. Cabin crew unfriendly. Very bad experience.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Really good food and service. Qatar Airways is again and again provided an exceptional experience.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

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.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

It was pretty good overall. I just wish the crew didn't have to interrupt you every five seconds to ask you if you wanted anything, I mean that's what the help button is for. When someone is tired and sleepy and still getting their bearings, turning on DND button is maybe not the first thing on their mind.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

Privacy and comfort of the QSuites is wonderful. The boarding process in Doha is cumbersome and confusing. As transfer passengers, traveling in Business Class, we went through security twice, including one at the gate requiring all electronic devices removed from bags and watches off, which are a great way to lose belongings as a few hundred people rush through to board the plane.

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

Flight got canceled due to Middle East conflict. Just fly hasn’t refunded me the money

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

Awful the whole airline arrived to check baggage and board our flight and the airline desk was closed where none of the passengers could check in baggage, asked for a supervisor and was refused a supervisor, called the airlines from the airport and they refused to refund the flights for their actions in the airport, Etihad and Garuda Airlines absolutely horrible customer service all the way around.

No entertainment except on app. No outlets working to charge. Good service

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

Stewardess was attentive and was actively roamin to check the passengers on the biz class

My wife and I were upgraded to Business Class on our Dublin-Abu-Dhabi flight on the 22nd of January. Being served by "Mariyan" (not too sure about her name, she's from Tunisia) was the real highlight of our flight, she deserves to be working with etihad. We are looking forward to the next upgrade as we are flying back to Dublin on February 01, 2024. If I am not mistaken we have just reached GOLD status as Etihad Guests.

Nothing was good everthing was hopeless especially your staff at indira gandhi international airport india.Everthing has deteoriated

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

A bit chaotic boarding flight but over all good experience.

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

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.

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

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

Wonderful business class flight in a lovely new plane with an excellent crew

The luggage problem I previously mentioned was actually this flight

Getting the boarding passes between the BA and AA apps was very clunky.

The plane was dirty the food was awful and the boarding process took too long

I don't know about the others but the flight attendant that took care of us had the absolute wrong approach "how do we dare asking for water or anything else for that matter"

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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