Economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 11 programs for MEL→MAD. Lowest: 35,000 miles + $302.26 with Emirates Skywards, which showed economy award space on 66 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 35,000 miles + $302.26
- Emirates Skywards
- Programs with space
- 11 of 11
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 79 of 80
- dates checked · Virgin Australia Velocity
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on MEL→MAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates SkywardsLowest observed | 35,000 pts + $302.26 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 9+ | 66 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 45,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 1 | 52 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 55,519 pts + $102.70 | 1 stop | Etihad Airways (EY), JQ | 9+ | 68 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 60,000 pts + $91.20 | 2 stops | Air India (AI), ITA Airways (AZ), Air China (CA), Juneyao Airlines (HO) +8 more | 4 | 56 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,000 pts + $107.90 | 1 stop | Royal Air Maroc (AT), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX) +4 more | — | 55 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 62,000 pts + $246.30 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), JQ, KLM (KL), Malaysia Airlines (MH) +2 more | 3 | 24 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 62,500 pts + $58.00 | 2 stops | Lufthansa (LH), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Thai Airways International (TG) | 4 | 27 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 63,500 pts + $195.30 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Emirates (EK) +2 more | 2 | 37 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 75,000 pts + $118.60 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH), Brussels Airlines (SN), Singapore Airlines (SQ) +4 more | 4 | 52 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 2 | 27 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 78,500 pts + $211.15 | 2 stops | Qatar Airways (QR), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 7 | 79 | See dates |
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 35,000 pts + $302.39 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 45,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 55,519 pts + $102.70 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 60,000 pts + $104.10 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,000 pts + $116.70 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 69,900 pts + $302.39 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 80,000 pts + $258.59 | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often economy award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 66 of 73 | 90% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 52 of 54 | 96% | |
| Etihad Guest | 68 of 70 | 97% | |
| United MileagePlus | 56 of 67 | 83% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 55 of 79 | 69% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 24 of 64 | 37% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 27 of 89 | 30% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 37 of 88 | 42% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 52 of 92 | 56% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 27 of 66 | 40% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 79 of 80 | 98% |
Best months for economy from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 1 | |
| 45,000 pts + taxes vary | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 8 | |
| 54,000 pts + taxes vary | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 4 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 10 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 6 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 6 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 11 | |
| 78,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 5 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 7 | |
| 60,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 9 | |
| 62,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 6 | |
| 62,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 3 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 35,000 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 180,000 | 45,000 | 54,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | — | 45,000 | — | — | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 55,519 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 58,202 | 58,202 | 77,843 | 80,545 | — | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 160,550 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 88,500 | — | — | 62,000 | 74,500 | 119,000 | 63,000 | — | — | — | 72,875 | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | — | — | — | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | — | 62,500 | — | — | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 69,900 | — | — | 63,500 | 63,500 | 69,900 | 69,900 | — | 69,900 | 69,900 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 120,400 | — | — | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 75,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 75,000 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 133,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 78,500 | 78,500 | 80,000 | 78,500 | 78,500 | 78,500 | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air France (AF): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus
- Royal Air Maroc (AT): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
- Cathay Pacific (CX): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- JQ: Etihad Guest and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- KLM (KL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club, American Airlines AAdvantage and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Thai Airways International (TG): Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Turkish Airlines (TK): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): Virgin Australia Velocity
- Air Europa (UX): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): United MileagePlus
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Melbourne (MEL) and to Madrid (MAD). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid (MAD) to Melbourne (MEL)Return direction | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 42 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 333 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MEL | 37,800 milesNonstop | United MileagePlus | 330 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 336 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MEL | 20,500 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 300 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 327 |
| Washington Dulles (IAD) to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 9,500 milesNonstop | GOL Smiles | 221 |
| New York JFK to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 12,000 points | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 47 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Etihad Guest | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · ~1 day | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | — | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1 day | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)
What's the lowest economy award from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)?
35,000 miles + $302.26 with Emirates Skywards. Seen Sep 21, 2026, 07:24 UTC for an Oct 21, 2026 departure. Emirates Skywards showed economy award space on 66 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 21:00 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)?
Emirates Skywards (66 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (52 dates), Etihad Guest (68 dates), United MileagePlus (56 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (55 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (24 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (27 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (37 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (52 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (27 dates) and Virgin Australia Velocity (79 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for May 2027 departures: 35,000 miles with Skywards (11 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.