Flying to Madrid from the US
Flying to Madrid costs a median $696 round trip from the US, ranking it 14 of 40 European cities. Cheapest from Orlando at $519.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $696
- Median round trip from the US, across every gateway
- #14 of 40
- Rank among European cities, cheapest first
- $519
- Cheapest fare found, from Orlando
- $221
- Spread between the best and worst US gateway
Every US gateway to Madrid
The cheapest one-week round trip found from each US metro, all searched on the same day. The spread between top and bottom is $221, which is what shopping departure airports is worth on this route.
- Orlando$519
- New York$530
- Boston$541
- Washington DC$551
- Los Angeles$560
- Miami$592
- Chicago$593
- San Francisco$627
- Seattle$660
- Atlanta$674
- Raleigh$690
- Denver$691
- Nashville$693
- Phoenix$699
- Tampa$700
- Detroit$701
- Houston$703
- Minneapolis$703
- Salt Lake City$703
- Austin$706
- Dallas$711
- Charlotte$712
- Las Vegas$726
- San Diego$731
- Portland$734
- Philadelphia$740
Which airlines fly there, and what they charge
A separate comparison, holding the dates fixed at November 8–14, 2026 so the difference between two rows is the airline rather than the week.
| Airline | From | Routing | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAP Air Portugal | JFK | via LIS | $530 |
| TAP Air Portugal | BOS | via LIS | $541 |
| SAS | JFK | via CPH | $609 |
| TAP Air Portugal | ORD | via LIS | $613 |
| Air Canada | BOS | via YUL | $642 |
| United | BOS | via IAD | $644 |
| Iberia | BOS | nonstop to MAD | $665 |
| Delta | JFK | nonstop to MAD | $686 |
| American | JFK | nonstop to MAD | $686 |
| Iberia | JFK | nonstop to MAD | $686 |
| Air France | JFK | via CDG | $705 |
| British Airways | JFK | via LHR | $706 |
| SAS | ORD | via CPH | $723 |
| SWISS | ORD | via ZRH | $751 |
| Air France | LAX | via CDG | $753 |
| British Airways | ORD | via LHR | $754 |
| Iberia | ORD | nonstop to MAD | $757 |
| American | ORD | nonstop to MAD | $757 |
| SWISS | LAX | via ZRH | $792 |
| British Airways | LAX | via LHR | $806 |
| Iberia | LAX | nonstop to MAD | $809 |
| American | LAX | via JFK | $814 |
| Air Canada | MCO | via YUL | $859 |
| United | MCO | via IAD | $860 |
| American | MCO | via CLT | $870 |
| Air Europa | JFK | nonstop to MAD | $968 |
| Delta | MCO | via ATL | $1311 |
How Madrid compares
At a $696 median, Madrid ranks 14 of 40 European cities we price, and 34 of 40 on how much your departure airport matters. Other Southern Europe cities in the data:
Madrid is one of 4 Spain cities we price. The cheapest way into the country is Barcelona at $673 — see cheap flights to Spain for which city to enter by, and which US airport is best for the country as a whole.
For the full ranking and why northern Europe is consistently cheaper to reach, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. For every gateway at once, see the airports hub.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to Madrid from the US?
- A median of $696 round trip in economy, across 26 US gateway metros priced on August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest was $519 from Orlando and the most expensive $740 from Philadelphia. That ranks Madrid 14 of 40 European cities on price.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to Madrid?
- Orlando, at $519, followed by New York at $530 and Boston at $541. Worth knowing that the cheapest gateway to Madrid is often not the cheapest gateway overall — the two questions have different answers.
- Is it worth flying from a different airport to reach Madrid?
- Usually not. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive US gateway to Madrid is only $221, which is narrow by our data — ranking 34 of 40 on spread. Book from wherever you actually live.
- Which airline is cheapest to Madrid?
- On our fixed comparison week (November 8–14, 2026), TAP Air Portugal was cheapest into Madrid at $530 via LIS, against Delta at $1311. That comparison holds every date constant, so the difference is the airline rather than the week.
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