There are 5 ways to get from Medellín to San Rafael by plane, bus, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDE - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
14h 41m$230–783Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDE - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
16h 5m$283–1,006Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDE - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
17h 29m$284–973Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
18h 41m$327–1,136Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EOH - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
16h 1m$750–2,656
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $230 - $800 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 14h 41m and costs $230 - $800.
The distance between Medellín and San Rafael is 3721 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 41m to get from Medellín to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 2h behind Medellín. It is currently 4:51 AM in Medellín and 2:51 AM in San Rafael.
There are 257+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Medellín to San Rafael. However, you can take the taxi to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport, walk to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova Airport, walk to Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) airport, fly to Oakland International Airport (OAK), walk to Oakland International Airport, then take the bus to San Rafael.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Cartagena, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Pereira, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–950
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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