Cheap flights from New York to Madrid from $287

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Madrid from New York, with most prices found around $453. If you don’t want to visit Madrid in January, then you should wait until September to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $488.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Madrid is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $629. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Madrid on Saturday is $743.

Flying to Madrid from New York in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $663 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights to Madrid are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $676. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Newark to Madrid Barajas for the best New York - Madrid Barajas flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Madrid from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Madrid for around $587 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Madrid from New York for as low as $553 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Madrid Barajas flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

KLM, Finnair, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Madrid Barajas

Iberia, United Airlines and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Madrid from New York according to our data. Iberia is the first choice among our users, with 47% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Madrid. Keep in mind that there are 19 different airlines that fly to Madrid on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between New York and Madrid have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 177 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Air Europa have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 44% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Boston (BOS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $150.

Flights connecting via Montreal (YUL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 9h 10m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 47m.

As of March 2026, 19 flights take off from New York and land in Madrid each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 7:00PM, with 74% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between New York and Madrid is 134 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sun, with 28% of weekly flights leaving on this day.