Cheap flights from Madrid to Los Angeles from $495

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Madrid, with most prices found around $562. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from Madrid during November instead. Flights to Los Angeles in November, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $644.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $717. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Friday is $1,183.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is at noon. Flights from Madrid to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $837. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $922 per ticket.

Fly from Madrid Barajas to Los Angeles for the best Madrid Barajas - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $760 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Madrid for as low as $642 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a Madrid to Los Angeles flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Madrid to Los Angeles flights are approximately 20% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

JetBlue, Finnair, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Madrid Barajas to Los Angeles

Iberia, British Airways and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Madrid according to our data. Iberia is the first choice among our users, with 63% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Madrid and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 188 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Iberia have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 56% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Lisbon (LIS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $600.

Flights connecting via London (LHR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 25m.

London (LHR) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 28m.

The number of flights available between Madrid and Los Angeles is 3 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 1:00PM, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 26 flights per week flying from Madrid to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 27% of flights taking off on this day.