There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Salinas by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SDR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
19h 7m$454–2,012Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MAD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
22h 36m$344–906Fly Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)SDR - MRY
23h 49m$588–2,698Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BIO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from San Jose to Salinas
23h 42m$351–1,180
Santander Airport (SDR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Salinas is to train and fly and Caltrain and bus which costs $340 - $950 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Salinas is to fly and Caltrain and bus which takes 19h 7m and costs $450 - $2,100.
The distance between Santander and Salinas is 5773 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Santander to Salinas, including transfers.
Salinas is 9h behind Santander. It is currently 9:34 PM in Santander and 12:34 PM in Salinas.
There are 172+ hotels available in Salinas.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Salinas, CA, USA?
Iberia, United Airlines, and Vueling Airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Barcelona, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Barcelona, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- 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
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- 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
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $39–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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