There are 6 ways to get from Santander to San Diego by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)SDR - SAN
18h 51m$606–2,609Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)BIO - TIJ
26h 20m$265–1,028Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)BIO - SAN
22h 19m$462–1,233Fly Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SDR - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
20h 28m$479–1,914Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)BIO - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
23h 35m$375–788Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MAD - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
23h 15m$342–956
Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to San Diego is to bus and fly which costs $370 - $800 and takes 23h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to San Diego is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs $600 - $2,700.
The distance between Santander and San Diego is 5747 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from Santander to San Diego, including transfers.
San Diego is 9h behind Santander. It is currently 3:49 PM in Santander and 6:49 AM in San Diego.
There are 2136+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and San Diego, CA, USA?
Iberia, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Newark, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,000
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
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 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
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