Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to Spain in May
May is Spain at its best: warm but not hot, Seville's fair, the Balearics open and the coasts still quiet. Madrid and Barcelona are at their most walkable.
Nonstop from San Francisco Bay Area: Madrid (11h 25m). One stop via Copenhagen: Barcelona and Malaga. No nonstop seen to Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla, Valencia, Ibiza, Bilbao, Alicante, Tenerife and Las Palmas on the dates searched recently.
Axel's pick: Madrid, nonstop and the lowest fare saved for these dates, $734.
Where to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Spain in May: saved round trips within May to Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sevilla and Valencia and more. Pick a destination to see every date, or search your own dates in one tap.
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Saved round trips, entirely within May.
Cheapest right now: Malaga $649 · Barcelona $652 · Madrid $734
Fares observed October 23 – 28, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.
Where to go from San Francisco Bay Area
Round-trip totals · Economy · USD · 1 adult unless shown. "From" is a starting total: you pick the return in Axel. Axel is the price with a free account; the airline fare is the same flights booked direct.
| Destination | Why go | Flights | Axel | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid (MAD) | Madrid's Prado, plazas and late-night tapas | Nonstop · 11h 25m | $734 (airline $774) | May 8–15, 2027 | Check prices |
| Barcelona (BCN) | Barcelona's Gaudí architecture, beaches and tapas | 1 stop via Copenhagen | $652 (airline $688) | May 8–15, 2027 | Check prices |
| Malaga (AGP) | Málaga and the Costa del Sol beaches | 1 stop via Copenhagen | $649 (airline $683) | May 8–15, 2027 | Check prices |
| Palma de Mallorca (PMI) | Mallorca's coves, mountains and Palma's old town | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Sevilla (SVQ) | Seville's cathedral, flamenco and Andalusian sun | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Valencia (VLC) | Valencia's beaches, paella and the City of Arts | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza's beaches and clubs | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Bilbao (BIO) | Bilbao's Guggenheim and the Basque coast | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Alicante (ALC) | Alicante and the Costa Blanca beaches | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Tenerife (TFS) | Tenerife's year-round sun and Mount Teide | No nonstop seen | No matching fare saved | May 8 – May 15, 2027 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Las Palmas (LPA) | Gran Canaria's dunes and winter sun | No nonstop seen | $883 (airline $934) | May 5–10, 2027 | Check prices |
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