Which airlines fly to Madrid?

Etihad Airways, Air China and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Madrid from Sydney according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Madrid. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Madrid on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Sydney to Madrid?

Dubai (DXB) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 50m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Madrid Barajas?

Air China and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Madrid Barajas

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Sydney to Madrid?

Flights connecting via Dubai (DXB) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 24h 25m.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Sydney and Madrid?

Abu Dhabi (AUH) was the most common stop: 18% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Sydney to Madrid?

Flights via Chengdu (TFU) offer the lowest average return price of $1,660.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?

Prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport is 13 as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Madrid Barajas Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Madrid Barajas Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Madrid Barajas Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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21:25 - 07:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

44h 20m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

11:05 - 14:15MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,351Sichuan Airlines

Sat, 13 Mar - Fri, 30 Apr

21:25 - 07:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

44h 20m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

11:05 - 14:15MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 10m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,351Sichuan Airlines

Wed, 17 Mar - Mon, 26 Apr

21:45 - 08:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

42h 15m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

10:30 - 12:25MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

41h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,352China Southern

Tue, 4 May - Tue, 11 May

11:00 - 08:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

29h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

11:05 - 08:00MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 55m3 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Beijing Daxing Intl Wuhan

$1,354China Eastern

Tue, 4 May - Tue, 11 May

11:00 - 08:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

29h 40m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

11:05 - 08:00MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 55m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Wuhan

$1,354China Eastern

Tue, 4 May - Tue, 11 May

20:40 - 12:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

25h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital

00:40 - 15:50MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 10m1 stop Beijing Capital

$1,364Air China

Tue, 26 Jan - Thu, 18 Feb

10:30 - 16:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

39h 50m2 stops Beijing Capital Frankfurt am Main

13:20 - 08:05MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

32h 45m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Beijing Capital

$1,376Air China

Tue, 26 Jan - Wed, 17 Feb

21:45 - 08:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

42h 15m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

10:30 - 12:25MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

41h 55m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,383China Southern

Sun, 9 May - Fri, 21 May

16:50 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

24h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

09:45 - 06:30MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,387Etihad Airways

Sat, 6 Feb - Fri, 26 Feb

21:30 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

43h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:50 - 07:10MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,392Etihad Airways

Thu, 25 Feb - Fri, 2 Apr

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21:30 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

43h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:05 - 06:30MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,373Etihad Airways

Fri, 13 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

21:30 - 07:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

43h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:05 - 06:30MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,376Etihad Airways

Fri, 13 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

21:35 - 16:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

29h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Istanbul

11:05 - 15:05MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 00m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,402Multiple Airlines

Thu, 12 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

21:35 - 16:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

28h 50m2 stops Singapore Changi Istanbul

11:05 - 15:05MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 00m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,405Multiple Airlines

Tue, 10 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

21:25 - 06:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

43h 30m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

11:05 - 15:05MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 00m1 stop Chengdu Tianfu Intl

$1,476Sichuan Airlines

Sat, 14 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov

21:35 - 16:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

29h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Istanbul

11:55 - 19:25MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

45h 30m2 stops Istanbul Singapore Changi

$1,646Turkish Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

15:50 - 20:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

38h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:20 - 19:20MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,658Qatar Airways

Sun, 15 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

21:35 - 16:55SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

29h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Istanbul

11:55 - 19:25MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

45h 30m2 stops Istanbul Singapore Changi

$1,661Turkish Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

15:50 - 13:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

32h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

08:15 - 22:20MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 05m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide

$1,827Qatar Airways

Sun, 15 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

22:20 - 20:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-MAD Madrid Barajas

32h 10m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

11:20 - 20:50MAD Madrid Barajas-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

$1,964Cathay Pacific

Sun, 15 Nov - Tue, 1 Dec

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Etihad Airways flights from Sydney to Madrid

Our best Etihad Airways deals on Sydney to Madrid flight tickets

Etihad Airways

13 Nov

SYD21:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 55m

1 stop

MAD07:25Madrid Barajas

21 Nov

MAD21:05Madrid Barajas

23h 25m

1 stop

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,373

Etihad Airways

13 Nov

SYD21:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 55m

1 stop

MAD07:25Madrid Barajas

21 Nov

MAD21:05Madrid Barajas

23h 25m

1 stop

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,376

Etihad Airways

6 Feb

SYD16:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 35m

1 stop

MAD07:25Madrid Barajas

26 Feb

MAD09:45Madrid Barajas

34h 45m

1 stop

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,387

Turkish Airlines flights from Sydney to Madrid

Our best Turkish Airlines deals on Sydney to Madrid flight tickets

Turkish Airlines

22 Nov

SYD21:35Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 00m

2 stops

MAD23:35Madrid Barajas

26 Jan

MAD18:00Madrid Barajas

39h 25m

2 stops

SYD19:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,591

Turkish Airlines

15 Nov

SYD21:35Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 20m

2 stops

MAD16:55Madrid Barajas

1 Dec

MAD11:55Madrid Barajas

45h 30m

2 stops

SYD19:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,646

Turkish Airlines

15 Nov

SYD21:35Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 20m

2 stops

MAD16:55Madrid Barajas

1 Dec

MAD11:55Madrid Barajas

45h 30m

2 stops

SYD19:25Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,661

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Sat 13/3

21:25-07:45

1 stop44h 20m

Madrid Barajas

Fri 30/4

11:05-14:15

1 stop43h 10m

$1,351

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 17/3

21:25-07:45

1 stop44h 20m

Madrid Barajas

Mon 26/4

11:05-14:15

1 stop43h 10m

$1,351

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

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21:45-08:00

1 stop42h 15m

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10:30-12:25

1 stop41h 55m

$1,352

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 4/5

11:00-08:40

1 stop29h 40m

Madrid Barajas

Tue 11/5

11:05-08:00

3 stops36h 55m

$1,354

SydneyMadrid

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 4/5

11:00-08:40

1 stop29h 40m

Madrid Barajas

Tue 11/5

11:05-08:00

2 stops36h 55m

$1,354

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 26/1

20:40-12:20

1 stop25h 40m

Madrid Barajas

Thu 18/2

00:40-15:50

1 stop29h 10m

$1,364

SydneyMadrid

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 26/1

10:30-16:20

2 stops39h 50m

Madrid Barajas

Wed 17/2

13:20-08:05

2 stops32h 45m

$1,376

SydneyMadrid

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 9/5

21:45-08:00

1 stop42h 15m

Madrid Barajas

Fri 21/5

10:30-12:25

1 stop41h 55m

$1,383

SydneyMadrid

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 6/2

16:50-07:25

1 stop24h 35m

Madrid Barajas

Fri 26/2

09:45-06:30

1 stop34h 45m

$1,387

SydneyMadrid

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - MAD Madrid Barajas

SYDMAD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 25/2

21:30-07:25

1 stop43h 55m

Madrid Barajas

Fri 2/4

21:50-07:10

1 stop24h 20m

$1,392

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Sydney and Madrid?

Prices are currently typical for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $1,320 to $1,661.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $1,352.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Madrid?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Madrid from Sydney, with most prices found around $1,197. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Madrid from Sydney during November instead. Flights to Madrid in November, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $1,441.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Madrid?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Madrid from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Madrid for around $1,788 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Madrid from Sydney for as low as $1,478 on momondo.

How have Sydney to Madrid flight prices changed over time?

As of November 2026, prices for Sydney to Madrid flights are approximately 8% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Sydney to Madrid

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Sydney to Madrid according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	$453
Fastest flight time	25h 40m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Madrid from Sydney in the past 72 hours is $453. The best return flight deal from Sydney to Madrid found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,351.

The fastest flight from Sydney to Madrid takes 25h 40m

There are no direct flights from Sydney to Madrid. There are no popular flight routes from Sydney to Madrid.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Sydney to Madrid

How far is Sydney Kingsford Smith to Madrid Barajas by plane?
The straight-line distance from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Madrid Barajas is 17672.5 km. In terms of flight time, this usually takes a little over 25h 40m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?
Prices for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?
The number of operators available for flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport is 13 as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Madrid Barajas Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Madrid Barajas Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Madrid Barajas Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Madrid Barajas Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.
What is the most popular airline from Sydney to Madrid?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Sydney to Madrid is Etihad Airways, representing 27% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are Air China at 16%, China Eastern at 11%, and Qatar Airways at 10%.

Best airlines flying from Sydney to Madrid

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Airline	Rating	Free cancellation	Price
China Southern	PriceFrom $694	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 188 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $943	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,467 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $1,062	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 250 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Air China	PriceFrom $1,088	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 168 reviews	Search Air China flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $1,169	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 485 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,275	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,555 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Sichuan Airlines	PriceFrom $1,354	Free cancellation	Rating 8.1 39 reviews	Search Sichuan Airlines flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,440	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,633 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,449	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,707 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Korean Air	PriceFrom $1,489	Free cancellation	Rating 8.4 1,218 reviews	Search Korean Air flights

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