Cheap Flights from Madrid to San Diego, CA from $423

Return flight: San Diego – Madrid

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1000 connecting flights from Madrid to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 31 airlines and multiple travel sites from $423, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MAD-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Madrid to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Madrid and San Diego is 9403 miles. Time difference between the cities is 9h. Airplanes depart 00:35 to 23:55 from 2 Madrid airports and arrive 00:35 to 23:55 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 29h 23m.

  • The fastest flight 14h 45m
  • Average flight time 29h 23m
  • The earliest flight 00:35
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 5843 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are september (from 423 $), august (from 429 $), october (from 436 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 978 $), november (from 978 $), january (from 859 $).

What is the lowest airfare Madrid to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $423. This airfare is for economy class on one-way IB403 flight by Iberia for September 27, 2025 which leaves Barajas in Madrid at 07:10 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 11:36.

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Flight Schedule Madrid to San Diego (California)

10:25 — 14:50+1day
37h 25m flight time
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from$517
10:25 — 11:50 Madrid — London
BA457 British Airways
23h 40m stop
11:30 — 14:50 London — San Diego
BA265 British Airways
12:35 — 11:36+1day
32h 1m flight time
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from$484
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — Oakland
IB355 Iberia
17h 56m stop
10:06 — 11:36 Oakland — San Diego
NK3011 Spirit Airlines
12:35 — 08:52+1day
29h 17m flight time
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from$490
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — San Francisco
AY5557 Finnair
15h stop
07:10 — 08:52 San Francisco — San Diego
HA4764 Hawaiian Airlines
12:35 — 08:52+1day
29h 17m flight time
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from$494
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — San Francisco
AY5557 Finnair
15h stop
07:10 — 08:52 San Francisco — San Diego
AS912 Alaska Airlines
12:35 — 08:52+1day
29h 17m flight time
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from$504
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — San Francisco
IB355 Iberia
15h stop
07:10 — 08:52 San Francisco — San Diego
HA4764 Hawaiian Airlines
12:35 — 23:44
20h 9m flight time
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from$508
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — San Francisco
IB355 Iberia
5h 49m stop
21:59 — 23:44 San Francisco — San Diego
AS3452 Alaska Airlines
12:35 — 08:52+1day
29h 17m flight time
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from$508
12:35 — 16:10 Madrid — San Francisco
IB355 Iberia
15h stop
07:10 — 08:52 San Francisco — San Diego
AS912 Alaska Airlines
12:40 — 19:53
16h 13m flight time
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from$510
12:40 — 16:15 Madrid — Dallas
BA1513 British Airways
2h 30m stop
19:01 — 20:04 Dallas — San Diego
BA2474 British Airways
12:40 — 22:30
18h 50m flight time
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12:40 — 16:15 Madrid — Dallas
BA1513 British Airways
5h 20m stop
23:15 — 00:09 Dallas — San Diego
BA2476 British Airways
12:40 — 20:08
16h 28m flight time
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12:40 — 16:15 Madrid — Dallas
BA1513 British Airways
2h 25m stop
21:25 — 22:27 Dallas — San Diego
BA2475 British Airways
13:45 — 21:12
16h 27m flight time
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13:15 — 15:40 Madrid — Philadelphia
BA1606 British Airways
2h 50m stop
19:25 — 22:27 Philadelphia — San Diego
BA6585 British Airways
16:00 — 22:52
15h 52m flight time
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16:00 — 20:10 Madrid — Dallas
BA4299 British Airways
1h 50m stop
23:15 — 00:09 Dallas — San Diego
BA2476 British Airways
16:00 — 00:11+1day
17h 11m flight time
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16:00 — 20:10 Madrid — Dallas
BA4299 British Airways
3h 9m stop
23:19 — 00:11 Dallas — San Diego
BA5297 British Airways
16:40 — 23:23
15h 43m flight time
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16:40 — 18:50 Madrid — Chicago
BA1637 British Airways
2h 45m stop
21:00 — 23:27 Chicago — San Diego
BA5306 British Airways
19:55 — 14:50+1day
27h 55m flight time
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from$506
19:10 — 20:25 Madrid — London
BA463 British Airways
14h 15m stop
11:30 — 14:50 London — San Diego
BA265 British Airways
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Madrid to San Diego. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 7, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Madrid — San Diego is served by 31 regular airline and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Tunisair - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 1240 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by EasyJet airline - from $ 2398.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 1000 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is BA459 by British Airways takes 14h 45m and the cheapest is IB403 by Iberia for $423.

  • TU - Tunisair
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  • VY - Vueling
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  • I2 - Iberia Express
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  • JU - Air Serbia
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  • FR - Ryanair
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • A3 - Aegean Airlines
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  • E9 - AJT Air
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  • OG - Air Onix
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  • IB - Iberia
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  • SN - Brussels Airlines
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  • KL - KLM
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Airports

You can fly from Madrid to San Diego from 2 airports (Barajas, Torrejon).

Madrid airports

  • Barajas-MAD
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  • Torrejon-TOJ
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San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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