Cheap flights from San Francisco to Madrid from $344

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Madrid from San Francisco, with most prices found around $547. If you don’t want to visit Madrid in February, then you should wait until January to fly from San Francisco, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $637.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Madrid is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $683. 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 Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Madrid on Friday is $1,170.

Fly from San Francisco to Madrid Barajas for the best San Francisco - Madrid Barajas flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Madrid from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Madrid for around $830 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Madrid from San Francisco for as low as $775 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on San Francisco to Madrid flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between San Francisco to Madrid.

United Airlines and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to Madrid Barajas

TAP AIR PORTUGAL, British Airways and Iberia are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Madrid from San Francisco according to our data. TAP AIR PORTUGAL is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Madrid. Keep in mind that there are 18 different airlines that fly to Madrid on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between San Francisco and Madrid have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 164 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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. Tuesday 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 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Lisbon (LIS) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Rome (FCO) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $473.

Flights connecting via New York (JFK) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 45m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 50m.

3 flights are operational daily from San Francisco to Madrid as of September 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 5:00PM, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of September 2026, 21 flights take off from San Francisco and land in Madrid each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Tue, with 33% of weekly flights taking off on this day.