There are 5 ways to get from Retiro to San Rafael by plane, bus, subway, or train
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
16h 42m$415–937Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MAD - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
22h 32m$278–1,060Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAD - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
18h 41m$418–1,660Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MAD - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
19h 51m$419–1,427Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MAD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
21h 14m$583–1,670
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Retiro to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $410 - $950 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Retiro to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 16h 42m and costs $410 - $950.
The distance between Retiro and San Rafael is 5875 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Retiro to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 9h behind Retiro. It is currently 7:38 PM in Retiro and 10:38 AM in San Rafael.
There are 454+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Retiro, Spain and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Retiro to San Rafael. However, you can take the train to Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, walk to Nuevos Ministerios, take the line 8 subway to Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take the train to Madrid-Nuevos Ministerios, walk to Nuevos Ministerios, take the line 8 subway to Aeropuerto Madrid Barajas T4. Metro, walk to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport (STS), walk to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal, then take the bus to San Rafael.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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