There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Santander by subway, plane, bus, or train
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BART, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SFO - SDR
17h 11m€370–1,412BART, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SFO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
20h 7m€331–900BART, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SFO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
20h 4m€349–681BART, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane SFO - BIQ
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
22h 20m€582–1,153BART, fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SFO - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
22h 57m€529–1,045
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Santander is to BART and fly and train which costs €330 - €900 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Santander is to BART and fly which takes 17h 11m and costs €370 - €1500.
The distance between Berkeley and Santander is 9130 km.
It takes approximately 17h 11m to get from Berkeley to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 9h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 3:45 AM in Berkeley and 12:45 PM in Santander.
There are 472+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Berkeley to Santander. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, take the bus to Bilbao Intermodal, then take the bus to Santander E.A..
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Aeropuerto Biarritz to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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