Business-class award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 10 programs for SYD→MAD. Lowest: 90,000 miles + $97.90 with Delta SkyMiles, which showed business-class award space on 21 dates. A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 85,000 miles + $126.70 with American Airlines AAdvantage.
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- Lowest observed
- 90,000 miles + $97.90
- Delta SkyMiles
- Mixed cabin from
- 85,000 miles + $126.70
- American Airlines AAdvantage · part of the trip in a lower cabin
- Programs with space
- 10 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 111 of 114
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on SYD→MAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest, mixed cabin | 85,000 pts + $126.70Mixed cabin | 1 stop | British Airways (BA), IBERIA (IB), Qantas (QF), Qatar Airways (QR) | — | 5 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,000 pts + $97.90 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Garuda Indonesia (GA), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) +2 more | 3 | 21 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 130,000 pts + $142.80Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Virgin Australia (VA) | 1 | 111 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $104.80 | 2 stops | Air India (AI), ITA Airways (AZ), Lufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX) +1 more | 1 | 37 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 141,000 pts + $1,145.08 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 2 | 91 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 158,500 pts + $480.79 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR), Virgin Australia (VA) | 2 | 88 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 161,500 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 36 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 165,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 81 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 180,251 pts + $96.70Mixed cabin | 1 stop | Etihad Airways (EY), JQ, Qantas (QF), Air Europa (UX) | 9+ | 99 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 192,100 pts + $1,190.72Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Emirates (EK), Qantas (QF) | 1 | 1 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: Avianca LifeMiles, GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.
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 business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 85,000 pts + $756.20Mixed cabin | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 90,000 pts + $115.64 | 1 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 140,000 pts + $109.20 | 1 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 141,000 pts + $1,158.39 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 180,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 180,251 pts + $96.80Mixed cabin | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 250,000 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 328,921 pts + $91.70 | 3 | 2 stops | 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 business-class 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 business-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 of 94 | 5% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 21 of 114 | 18% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 111 of 114 | 97% | |
| United MileagePlus | 37 of 95 | 38% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 91 of 101 | 90% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 88 of 88 | 100% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 36 of 78 | 46% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 81 of 112 | 72% | |
| Etihad Guest | 99 of 101 | 98% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 1 of 113 | under 1% |
Best months for business class from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 140,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 3 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 2 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 3 | |
| 250,000 pts + taxes vary | Turkish Miles & Smiles | 9 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 4 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | Delta SkyMiles | 1 | |
| 85,000 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 180,251 pts + taxes varyMixed cabin | Etihad Guest | 19 | |
| 233,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 2 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 85,000Mixed cabin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85,000Mixed cabin | — | 85,000Mixed cabin | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 90,000 | — | 90,000 | 90,000 | — | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 328,921 | 338,200 | 353,116 | 333,683 | 130,000Mixed cabin | 328,887 | 363,676 | 333,751 | 370,725 | 394,136 | 358,612 | 375,833 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | — | 140,000 | 140,000 | — | 140,000 | — | — |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 141,000 | 141,000 | 233,000 | 141,000 | 141,000 | — | 233,000 | 233,000 | 233,000 | 141,000 | 233,000 | 233,000 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 1,151,700 | 929,900 | 929,900 | 860,700 | 158,500 | — | 837,500 | 169,000 | 1,151,700 | 158,500 | — | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 180,000 | 164,500 | — | 161,500Mixed cabin | 323,000 | 161,500Mixed cabin | 161,500Mixed cabin | 329,000 | — | — | — |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 165,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 180,251Mixed cabin | 183,276 | 183,276 | 519,118 | 180,251Mixed cabin | — | 180,251Mixed cabin | 180,251Mixed cabin | 535,619 | 180,251Mixed cabin | 180,251Mixed cabin | 896,272 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192,100Mixed cabin | — | — |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles
- Air India (AI): United MileagePlus
- ITA Airways (AZ): United MileagePlus
- British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Emirates (EK): Air Canada Aeroplan, Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest
- Garuda Indonesia (GA): Delta SkyMiles
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
- JQ: Etihad Guest
- KLM (KL): Delta SkyMiles
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage, Etihad Guest and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Qatar Airways (QR): American Airlines AAdvantage, Virgin Australia Velocity and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- SAS (SK): Delta SkyMiles
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): Air Canada Aeroplan and United MileagePlus
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Delta SkyMiles
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Turkish Miles & Smiles
- Air Europa (UX): Etihad Guest
- Virgin Australia (VA): Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Vietnam Airlines (VN): Delta SkyMiles
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class 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 Sydney (SYD) 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 Sydney (SYD)Return direction | 90,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 13 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from SYD | 93,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 308 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SYD | 90,000 Avios | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 105 |
| Sydney (SYD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SYD | 85,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from SYD | 85,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 273 |
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 277 |
| New York JFK to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 55,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 272 |
| Boston (BOS) to Madrid (MAD)Also to MAD | 45,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 271 |
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 | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Delta SkyMiles | 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 business-class award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
What's the lowest business-class award from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)?
90,000 miles + $97.90 with Delta SkyMiles. Seen Oct 18, 2026, 08:53 UTC for a Nov 3, 2026 departure. Delta SkyMiles showed business-class award space on 21 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 08:53 UTC). A mixed-cabin itinerary, with part of the trip in a lower cabin, was seen from 85,000 miles + $126.70 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (5 dates), Delta SkyMiles (21 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (111 dates), United MileagePlus (37 dates), Emirates Skywards (91 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (88 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (36 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (81 dates), Etihad Guest (99 dates) and Qantas Frequent Flyer (1 date), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Sydney (SYD) 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 business-class award AwardTool observed was for May 2027 departures: 90,000 miles with SkyMiles (6 dates). A mixed-cabin itinerary was seen for Jul 2027 departures from 85,000 miles with AAdvantage. The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.