Cheap flights from San José to Madrid from $428

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Madrid from San José, with most prices found around $605. If you don’t want to visit Madrid in February, then you should wait until November to fly from San José, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $673.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Madrid is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $743. 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 Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Madrid on Monday is $1,108.

Flying to Madrid from San José in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $751 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights to Madrid are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $988. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Madrid Barajas for the best San José Juan Santamaria Intl - Madrid Barajas flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Madrid from San José when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Madrid for around $794 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Madrid from San José for as low as $666 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 26% on your flight if you consider stops on a San José to Madrid flight.

As of May 2026, prices for San José to Madrid flights are approximately 5% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Iberojet and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San José Juan Santamaria Intl to Madrid Barajas

Iberojet, Iberia and Avianca are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Madrid from San José according to our data. Iberojet is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Madrid. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Madrid on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between San José and Madrid have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 154 minutes.

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

Sunday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday 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 26% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via San Salvador (SAL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $672.

Flights connecting via Bogotá (BOG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 08m.

Bogotá (BOG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 27m.

As of May 2026, 3 flights take off from San José and land in Madrid each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 4:00PM, with 95% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between San José and Madrid is 21 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.