ExceptionalNonstop · 2h
MAD to RAKMorocco
Marrakech
$36
usually $95
−62%
Most monthly lows $58–$101. Cheaper than every other month on record (7).
Flights · MAD → TYO
Madrid to Tokyo
Best fare, round trip
$680
−13%
below its usual $780
you keep $100
Found
- Depart
- Wed 3 Mar
- Return
- Fri 12 Mar
- Stay
- 9 nights
- Flight
- 1 stop · 14.5h
- Airline
Air China
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $722 and $876. The drop beats 32% of measured fares on the board, over 12 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
JapanTokyoNeon canyons, 3am ramen, and the world’s most polite chaos. The yen is kind to visitors right now.Best windowMar–May · Oct–NovAirportsNarita (NRT) · Haneda (HND)Every route into TokyoFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in March around $680 and peak in October near $1,118, 64% dearer, across the 12 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking makes one stop and takes about 14.5 hours outbound, on a 9-night trip — ticketed under Air China, which on a connecting fare need not operate every leg. At $680 for 10,762 km each way, that works out to about $32 per 1,000 km flown. That is below the $44 per 1,000 km typical of long-haul fares here. Across the 31 departure cities we track at a similar distance from Tokyo, this fare ranks 12th — 15% above the $592 from Milan. For context, the middle fare among the 31 routes of similar length we watch out of Madrid is $650. The best time to be in Tokyo: Mar–May · Oct–Nov.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 24 Nov, $748
Press a day to compare its fares
The median cached fare across this calendar is 6% lower than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $963 then versus $905 now, across 19 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $663, on 26 Nov.
October 2026
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $905, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.3Wednesday 4 November: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.5Friday 6 November: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 7 November: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.89Tuesday 10 November: $890, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $844, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213Saturday 14 November: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $768, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.161718Thursday 19 November: $751, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.20Saturday 21 November: $1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.22Monday 23 November: $903, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 24 November: $748, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.2526Friday 27 November: $836, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $898, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930
December 2026
Tuesday 1 December: $836, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23Friday 4 December: $822, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 5 December: $947, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.67891011Saturday 12 December: $774, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1314151617Friday 18 December: $1.3k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 19 December: $994, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $1.2k, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324252627Monday 28 December: $1.1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.293031
January 2027
Friday 1 January: $1.1k, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.234567891011Tuesday 12 January: $753, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.13141516171819202122Saturday 23 January: $835, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.24252627282930Sunday 31 January: $875, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 15 Oct 2026 · bands from 118 tracked fares
Cheapest in Mar, around $680
13% below the $780 typical fare
$1118Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$748Nov, around the usual price. Compare November fares.$746Dec, around the usual price. Compare December fares.$716Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$832Feb, above the usual price. Compare February fares.$680Mar, the cheapest month. Compare March fares.$1042Apr, above the usual price. Compare April fares.$697May, below the usual price. Compare May fares.$991Jun, above the usual price. Compare June fares.$722Jul, below the usual price. Compare July fares.$876Aug, above the usual price. Compare August fares.$780Sep, around the usual price. Compare September fares.
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualPress a month to compare its fares
Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Madrid to Tokyo, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Barajas (MAD) ↔ Narita (NRT) · Haneda (HND)
- Flight time
- ≈14.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈10,762 km each way
- Typical price
- $780 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Air China
- Itineraries
- Connections on current fares
- Best months to visit
- Mar–May · Oct–Nov
Good to know
MAD → TYO, answered.
Is $680 a good price for Madrid to Tokyo?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $780 round-trip and this fare is 13% under it. We do not call a drop notable until 20%, so this is an ordinary price for the route rather than a reason to hurry.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Madrid to Tokyo?
Across 12 months of cached-fare history, Mar comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Tokyo are Mar–May · Oct–Nov — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book MAD → Tokyo?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 12 months of cached fares, Mar comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Madrid to Tokyo?
The current cheapest fares involve a connection, ticketed under Air China. We hold no nonstop fare on this route right now, which does not mean none flies — search your exact dates to see what does.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
Next step
Sleeping in Tokyo?
Lock the flight first — then compare stays for 3–12 Mar '27 · 9 nights.
Browse hotelsMissed it?
Cached fares expire. This route has a feed of its own — follow it and the next MAD → TYO drop reaches you as soon as we find it.
Follow this route’s feedKeep browsing
Related routes on the board.
ExceptionalNonstop · 3h
MAD to EDIUnited Kingdom
Edinburgh
$62
usually $140
−56%
Most monthly lows $105–$151. Cheaper than every other month on record (5).
RareNonstop · 2h
MAD to GVASwitzerland
Geneva
$78
usually $145
−46%
Most monthly lows $106–$154. Cheaper than every other month on record (4).
Rare1 stop · 17h
BOS to TYOUnited States
Boston
$910
usually $1,730
−47%
Most monthly lows $1,262–$1,730. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Rare2 stops · 25h
CHI to TYOUnited States
Chicago
$612
usually $1,070
−43%
Most monthly lows $1,063–$1,372. Cheaper than every other month on record (6).
Great1 stop · 17.5h
NYC to TYOUnited States
New York
$616
usually $950
−35%
Most monthly lows $830–$1,049. Cheaper than every other month on record (9).
