# Los Angeles (LAX) to Madrid (MAD) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/lax-mad
Data updated: 2026-10-20T22:12:00.952Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 121,000 Avios on British Airways through British Airways Club, departing 2026-10-26.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| American Airlines | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $26 | via MIA | 2026-10-26 | 14 Oct 2026, 06:20 UTC |
| Aer Lingus | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 400,000 Atmos points | $29 | via DUB | 2026-10-28 | 14 Oct 2026, 06:21 UTC |
| Finnair | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 320,000 Atmos points | $34 | via HEL | 2026-11-24 | 13 Oct 2026, 07:28 UTC |
| Royal Air Maroc | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 70,000 Atmos points | $45 | via CMN | 2026-11-10 | 13 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC |
| United Airlines | [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 72,000 miles | $58 | via BWI → DCA (change airports), EWR | 2026-10-22 | 12 Oct 2026, 11:56 UTC |
| British Airways | [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 85,000 Atmos points | $1,023 | via LHR | 2026-11-10 | 13 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC |
| British Airways | [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 121,000 Avios | Not quoted | via LHR | 2026-10-26 | 20 Oct 2026, 22:12 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Los Angeles to Madrid on 35 of the 35 departure days we have checked so far (25 days are not checked yet), through 3 programs. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) | 32 of 35 checked | 70,000 Atmos points | 70,000 Atmos points | $26 to $45 |
| [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) | 2 of 35 checked | 72,000 miles | 72,000 miles | $58 |
| [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) | 6 of 35 checked | 121,000 Avios | 121,000 Avios | Not quoted |

No nonstop seats in the window.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Royal Air Maroc and United Airlines.

## How to book it

1. [Atmos Rewards](https://miles.zone/programs/atmos-rewards) books on alaskaair.com: sign in there, search LAX to MAD in business class on a date with space, and pay in Atmos points with the cash on top (from $26).
2. [LifeMiles](https://miles.zone/programs/lifemiles) books on lifemiles.com: sign in there, search LAX to MAD in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $58).
3. [British Airways Club](https://miles.zone/programs/british-airways-club) books on avios.com: sign in there, search LAX to MAD in business class on a date with space, and pay in Avios with the cash on top.

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

## More routes from Los Angeles

- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-ams)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-lhr)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-dub)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-edi)
- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-cdg)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-muc)
- [Zurich (ZRH)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-zrh)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-bcn)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-fco)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-fra)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-man)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/lax-icn)

## More routes to Madrid

- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-mad)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-mad)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-mad)
- [Boston (BOS)](https://miles.zone/routes/bos-mad)
- [New York (EWR)](https://miles.zone/routes/ewr-mad)
- [Washington (IAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/iad-mad)
- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/jfk-mad)
- [Miami (MIA)](https://miles.zone/routes/mia-mad)
- [Chicago (ORD)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-mad)
- [Toronto (YYZ)](https://miles.zone/routes/yyz-mad)
- [Tokyo (HND)](https://miles.zone/routes/hnd-mad)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/icn-mad)