There are 5 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
16h 42m$750–2,900Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 31m$387–1,030Fly 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
18h 13m$507–1,750Bus 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
20h 7m$512–1,720Train 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 12m$398–1,057
Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to San Diego is to train and fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,100 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to San Diego is to fly which takes 16h 42m and costs $750 - $2,900.
The distance between Santander and San Diego is 5738 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santander Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 22h 42m and has two stopovers.
San Diego is 9h behind Santander. It is currently 3:22 AM in Santander and 6:22 PM in San Diego.
Delta, Iberia, United Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport.
There are 2223+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and San Diego, CA, USA?
Iberia, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
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
- $250–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- 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
- $440–1,800
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
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
- $250–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Diego International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Diego International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,000
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
- 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/
- 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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