There are 3 ways to get from San Rafael to Madrid by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SFO - MAD
14h 53m€308–680BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJC - MAD
20h 6m€435–1,622Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SMF - MAD
20h 22m€485–1,555
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Madrid is to bus and fly which costs €300 - €700 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Madrid is to bus and fly which takes 14h 53m and costs €300 - €700.
The distance between San Rafael and Madrid is 9387 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from San Rafael to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 9h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 12:24 PM in San Rafael and 9:24 PM in Madrid.
There are 6822+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from San Rafael to Madrid. However, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, then take the train to Madrid Chamartín. Alternatively, you can take the line 580 bus to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, walk to El Cerrito Del Norte, take the subway to Milpitas, walk to Milpitas BART, take the line 60 bus to SJC Airport Terminal A, walk to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, then take the train to Madrid Chamartín.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- flytap.com
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
- €270–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- €28
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