There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Madrid Airport (MAD) by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CPT - MAD
15h 12m€346–757Fly Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CPT - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain
19h 10m€317–977Bus to George Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the bus from Cape Town to Georgebus
- Fly from George Airport (GRJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane GRJ - MAD
23h 22m€431–1,228
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Madrid Airport (MAD) is to fly which costs €340 - €800 and takes 15h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Madrid Airport (MAD) is to fly which takes 15h 12m and costs €340 - €800.
The distance between Cape Town and Madrid Airport (MAD) is 8606 km.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Cape Town to Madrid Airport (MAD), including transfers.
There are 7040+ hotels available in Madrid Airport (MAD).
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain?
Air France, British Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from George Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,200
Flights from George Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Hoedspruit, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Valencia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from George Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Johannesburg, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Cape Town to George
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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