There are 4 ways to get from Los Angeles to Santander by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)plane LAX - BGA
16h 48m$171–629Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Yariguíes Airport (EJA)plane LAX - EJA
14h 34m$195–723Train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Bucaramanga Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA)plane SAN - BGA
18h 46m$231–721Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Camilo Daza International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC)plane LAX - CUC
- Take the bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramangabus
18h 24m$188–647
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Santander is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 16h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Santander is to fly which takes 14h 34m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Los Angeles and Santander is 5538 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Los Angeles to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 3h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 10:40 AM in Los Angeles and 1:40 PM in Santander.
There are 392+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Santander, Colombia?
Copa Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and two other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Bucaramanga Airport (BGA) twice daily.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport via Guatemala City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport via Guadalajara, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Camilo Daza International Airport via San Salvador, Medellin Jose Marie Cordova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Camilo Daza International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Camilo Daza International Airport via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Houston, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City, Barranquilla
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via San Diego International Airport, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- easyfly.com.co
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Yariguíes Airport via Panama City, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Bucaramanga Airport via Panama City, Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +57 312 543 8777
- [email protected]
- Website
- cooptmotilon.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- cooptmotilon.weebly.com
- Phone
- +57 323 563 9139
- [email protected]
- Website
- copetran.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- copetran.com
- Book at
- copetran.com
- Road
- $18–25
- Phone
- +57 607 549 2822
- [email protected]
- Website
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- extrarapidolosmotilones.com.co
- Phone
- +57 313 291 4887
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Phone
- +57 601 4249090
- [email protected]
- Website
- bolivariano.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Book at
- bolivariano.com.co
- Phone
- +57 312 5953928
- [email protected]
- Website
- cotaxi.com.co
Bus from Terminal Cúcuta to Terminal de Transportes de Bucaramanga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- cotaxi.com.co
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