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

Flights connecting via Addis Ababa (ADD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 35m.

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

Addis Ababa (ADD) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

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

Addis Ababa (ADD) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 32m.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Madrid to Cape Town?

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average return price of R15 134.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Madrid Barajas to Cape Town Intl?

Iberia is the most popular carrier operating from Madrid Barajas to Cape Town Intl

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport is 1 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

R6 645 Cheap Flights from Madrid to Cape Town in 2026

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21:25 - 14:10MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 5:25CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 15m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 521Ethiopian Air

Tue, Feb 16 - Wed, Feb 24

12:35 - 6:25MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 537Air France

Tue, Nov 24 - Mon, Dec 14

6:05 - 22:40MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 537Multiple Airlines

Tue, Nov 24 - Wed, Dec 16

21:25 - 13:00MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 5:25CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

16h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 601Ethiopian Air

Mon, Feb 15 - Mon, Feb 22

23:10 - 14:10MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 5:25CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 15m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 633Ethiopian Air

Tue, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 26

6:05 - 9:45MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 681Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Fri, Dec 4

6:05 - 9:45MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 681Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Wed, Dec 2

6:05 - 9:45MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 681Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Fri, Dec 4

6:05 - 9:45MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

8:30 - 23:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

15h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 681Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Wed, Dec 2

23:10 - 14:10MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 5:55CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

14h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 760Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 7

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23:10 - 13:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 5:55CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

14h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 537Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

23:10 - 13:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 5:55CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

14h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 617Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

6:00 - 21:25MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

0:15 - 19:35CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

19h 20m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 047KLM

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 22

7:00 - 5:50MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

0:15 - 19:35CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

19h 20m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 079KLM

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 22

7:00 - 5:50MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 50m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Amsterdam Schiphol

0:15 - 22:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

22h 15m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Rome Fiumicino

R17 322Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 22

12:55 - 17:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 35m3 stops London Stansted Dublin Doha Hamad Intl

11:05 - 13:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

26h 25m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

R18 565Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

18:05 - 13:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 25m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 13:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

21h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

R18 724Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

22:45 - 17:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:50 - 11:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

16h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

R18 884Iberia

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

21:15 - 12:40MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

11:05 - 13:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

26h 25m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

R19 728Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

18:05 - 13:30MAD Madrid Barajas-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 25m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole

11:05 - 13:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MAD Madrid Barajas

26h 25m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

R19 856Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 23

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Ethiopian Air flights from Madrid to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Feb 16

MAD21:25Madrid Barajas

15h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Feb 24

CPT15:10Cape Town Intl

15h 15m

1 stop

MAD5:25Madrid Barajas

R11 521

Ethiopian Air

Sept 10

MAD23:10Madrid Barajas

14h 20m

1 stop

CPT13:30Cape Town Intl

Sept 23

CPT15:10Cape Town Intl

14h 45m

1 stop

MAD5:55Madrid Barajas

R11 537

Ethiopian Air

Feb 15

MAD21:25Madrid Barajas

14h 35m

1 stop

CPT13:00Cape Town Intl

Feb 22

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

16h 35m

1 stop

MAD5:25Madrid Barajas

R11 601

Air France flights from Madrid to Cape Town

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Air France

Nov 23

MAD20:05Madrid Barajas

25h 35m

2 stops

CPT22:40Cape Town Intl

Dec 14

CPT8:30Cape Town Intl

15h 35m

1 stop

MAD23:05Madrid Barajas

R11 856

Air France

Nov 21

MAD6:00Madrid Barajas

23h 25m

1 stop

CPT6:25Cape Town Intl

Nov 28

CPT8:30Cape Town Intl

25h 40m

1 stop

MAD9:10Madrid Barajas

R11 920

Air France

Nov 17

MAD12:35Madrid Barajas

16h 50m

1 stop

CPT6:25Cape Town Intl

Dec 2

CPT8:30Cape Town Intl

15h 35m

1 stop

MAD23:05Madrid Barajas

R11 999

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Tue 16/2

21:25-14:10

1 stop15h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 24/2

15:10-5:25

1 stop15h 15m

R11 521

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MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Tue 24/11

12:35-6:25

1 stop16h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 14/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 537

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MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Tue 24/11

6:05-22:40

1 stop15h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 16/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 537

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MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Mon 15/2

21:25-13:00

1 stop14h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 22/2

13:50-5:25

1 stop16h 35m

R11 601

MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Tue 20/10

23:10-14:10

1 stop15h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 26/10

15:10-5:25

1 stop15h 15m

R11 633

MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Mon 16/11

6:05-9:45

2 stops26h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 4/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 681

MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Mon 16/11

6:05-9:45

2 stops26h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 681

MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Wed 18/11

6:05-9:45

2 stops26h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 4/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 681

MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Wed 18/11

6:05-9:45

2 stops26h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

8:30-23:05

1 stop15h 35m

R11 681

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MadridCape Town

MAD Madrid Barajas - CPT Cape Town Intl

MADCPT

Madrid Barajas

Thu 1/10

23:10-14:10

1 stop15h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 7/10

15:10-5:55

1 stop14h 45m

R11 760

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R12 525 to R16 159.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R11 521.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Madrid, with most prices found around R12 095. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R12 557.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Madrid when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R14 021 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Madrid for as low as R12 541 on momondo.

How have Madrid to Cape Town flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Madrid to Cape Town flights are approximately 33% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Madrid to Cape Town

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

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Best price found	R6 645
Fastest flight time	14h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Madrid in the past 72 hours is R6 645. The best return flight deal from Madrid to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R11 521.

The fastest flight from Madrid to Cape Town takes 14h 35m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Madrid to Cape Town

How far is Madrid Barajas to Cape Town Intl by plane?
Cape Town Intl is 8567,0 km away from Madrid Barajas. 14h 35m is a normal flight duration for this route.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The number of operators available for flights from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport is 1 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Madrid Barajas Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Madrid to Cape Town?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between Madrid and Cape Town, the leading airline is Ethiopian Air, making up 100% of the total bookings.

Best airlines flying from Madrid to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R11 096	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 040 reviews		Search Ethiopian Air flights

Stellenbosch

Paarl

Hermanus

Gordon's Bay

Somerset West

Franschhoek

Wellington

Simon's Town

Atlantis

Porterville

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