Economy award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 13 programs for SYD→MAD. Lowest: 35,000 miles + $305.55 with Emirates Skywards, which showed economy award space on 92 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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- Lowest observed
- 35,000 miles + $305.55
- Emirates Skywards
- Programs with space
- 13 of 13
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 112 of 114
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on SYD→MAD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates SkywardsLowest observed | 35,000 pts + $305.55 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 1 | 92 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 45,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 2 | 77 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 55,519 pts + $97.50 | 1 stop | Etihad Airways (EY), JQ, Qantas (QF), Air Europa (UX) | 9+ | 99 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 55,900 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK), Etihad Airways (EY) +4 more | 2 | 31 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 60,000 pts + $88.30 | 2 stops | Aegean Airlines (A3), Air India (AI), ITA Airways (AZ), Air China (CA) +11 more | 9+ | 81 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,000 pts + $108.00 | 1 stop | Royal Air Maroc (AT), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX) +4 more | — | 77 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 60,000 pts + $97.90 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), Garuda Indonesia (GA), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) +2 more | 5 | 33 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 62,500 pts + $58.00 | 3 stops | Lufthansa (LH), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Thai Airways International (TG), Turkish Airlines (TK) | 3 | 21 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 63,000 pts + $250.40 | 2 stops | Air France (AF), KLM (KL), Malaysia Airlines (MH), Qantas (QF) +2 more | 1 | 50 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 63,500 pts + $158.89 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX) +3 more | 1 | 42 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 68,017 pts + $82.80 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Lufthansa (LH), Brussels Airlines (SN) +4 more | 4 | 112 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 75,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 82 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 78,500 pts + $282.50 | 2 stops | Qatar Airways (QR), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 4 | 88 | 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 + $308.36 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| GOL Smiles | 55,900 pts + taxes not reported | 2 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Etihad Guest | 58,202 pts + $97.10 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 60,000 pts + $99.20 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 60,000 pts + $108.00 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Delta SkyMiles | 60,000 pts + $108.54 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 62,500 pts + $58.00 | 3 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 63,000 pts + $250.40 | 1 | 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 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 | 92 of 101 | 91% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 77 of 78 | 98% | |
| Etihad Guest | 99 of 101 | 98% | |
| GOL Smiles | 31 of 31 | 100% | |
| United MileagePlus | 81 of 95 | 85% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 77 of 94 | 81% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 33 of 114 | 28% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 21 of 112 | 18% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 50 of 108 | 46% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 42 of 113 | 37% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 112 of 114 | 98% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 82 of 112 | 73% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 88 of 88 | 100% |
Best months for economy from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 4 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 8 | |
| 54,000 pts + taxes vary | Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 9 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 4 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 12 | |
| 60,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 13 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 14 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 10 | |
| 60,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 5 | |
| 35,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 5 | |
| 60,000 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 62,500 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 2 |
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 | 35,000 | 62,500 | 35,000 | 35,000 | — | 35,000 | 35,000 | 62,500 | 35,000 | 62,500 | 62,500 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | 90,000 | 54,000 | 90,000 | 45,000 | 90,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 90,000 | 45,000 | — | — |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 58,202 | 58,202 | 58,202 | 71,715 | 55,519 | — | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 190,102 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 55,900 | — | 242,200 | 281,800 | 191,600 | 174,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 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 | 60,000 | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | — | 60,000 | — | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | — | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 62,500 | 62,500 | — | — | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 | — | — |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 70,500 | 63,000 | — | — | 80,500 | 66,500 | 131,500 | 111,000 | — | 78,500 | 73,791 | 81,500 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 69,900 | 69,900 | 69,900 | — | 76,100 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 68,017 | 69,772 | 75,000 | 70,591 | 68,506 | 69,825 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 75,000 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | — | 78,500 | 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.
- Aegean Airlines (A3): United MileagePlus
- American Airlines (AA): GOL Smiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Air France (AF): Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- 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): GOL Smiles, 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, GOL Smiles, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Garuda Indonesia (GA): Delta SkyMiles
- Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
- IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- JQ: Etihad Guest
- KLM (KL): GOL Smiles, Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles and Air Canada Aeroplan
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO): United MileagePlus
- SWISS (LX): United MileagePlus
- Malaysia Airlines (MH): Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Qantas (QF): Etihad Guest, American Airlines AAdvantage, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club, GOL Smiles, American Airlines AAdvantage and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- SAS (SK): Delta SkyMiles
- Brussels Airlines (SN): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Delta SkyMiles
- Thai Airways International (TG): Avianca LifeMiles
- Turkish Airlines (TK): GOL Smiles, United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and Turkish Miles & Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): Virgin Australia Velocity
- Air Europa (UX): Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles and 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
- Vietnam Airlines (VN): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
- 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 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 | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 69 |
| Sydney (SYD) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from SYD | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 322 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from SYD | 25,000 milesNonstop | American Airlines AAdvantage | 320 |
| Sydney (SYD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)Also from SYD | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 317 |
| Sydney (SYD) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from SYD | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 318 |
| 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 |
| 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 | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. No bank transfers to GOL Smiles and Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about economy award flights from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)
What's the lowest economy award from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)?
35,000 miles + $305.55 with Emirates Skywards. Seen Oct 13, 2026, 19:40 UTC for a Nov 1, 2026 departure. Emirates Skywards showed economy award space on 92 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 17, 2026, 05:22 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Sydney (SYD) to Madrid (MAD)?
Emirates Skywards (92 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (77 dates), Etihad Guest (99 dates), GOL Smiles (31 dates), United MileagePlus (81 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (77 dates), Delta SkyMiles (33 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (21 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (50 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (42 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (112 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (82 dates) and Virgin Australia Velocity (88 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Sydney (SYD) 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 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 economy award AwardTool observed was for Apr 2027 departures: 35,000 miles with Skywards (14 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.