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Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
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Scan through all non-stop flights from Madrid to San José. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from MAD to SJO, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
San José is a tropical destination known for its warm climate, with temperatures between 25°C and 30°C (77°F to 86°F) throughout the year. The area is characterized by high humidity and frequent rainfall.
Being located north of the equator, San José experiences its dry season from November to April, making this the perfect time to visit. In this period, you can expect mostly dry conditions, while the wet season will see days of rain. Humidity and temperatures are consistently high all year long.
In total there are 2 airlines operating nonstop flights from Madrid MAD to San José SJO. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
Click an airline below to view their MAD SJO flight schedule.
Flights from MAD to SJO are operated 8 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 11:30 - 18:30. The earliest flight departs at 11:30, the last flight departs at 18:30. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
You can fly in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. First Class is not available on this route (at least not as a non-stop flight).
The fastest direct flight from Madrid to San José takes 11 hours and 35 minutes. The flight distance between Madrid and San José is 5,278 miles (or 8,494 km).
There are 2 airports in San José: Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) and La Fortuna Airport (FON).
There are 8 flights per week flying from Madrid to San José (as of April 2026).
11 hours and 35 minutes is the average flight time from Madrid to San José.
The distance from Madrid to San José is 5,278 miles (8,494 kilometers).
Iberia and Iberojet are flying nonstop from Madrid to San José.
Oneworld is currently the only alliance flying nonstop from Madrid to San José.
You can fly non-stop in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly from Madrid to San José:
The earliest flight departs at 11:30 from Madrid and arrives at 15:05 at San José.
The latest flight departs at 18:30 from Madrid and arrives at 21:20 at San José.
5,278 miles (8,494 km) · 11h 35m
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
11:30
14:40
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A350
Y
W
J
F
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330
Y
W
J
F
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330
Y
W
J
F
11:30
15:05
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A330-200
Y
W
J
F
11:50
15:00
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
11:50
15:00
Iberia
Oneworld
IB 243
Iberia
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
14:20
17:10
Iberojet
E9 857
Iberojet
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
15:25
18:15
Iberojet
E9 857
Iberojet
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
15:50
18:40
Iberojet
E9 857
Iberojet
Airbus A350-900
Y
W
J
F
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