There are 5 ways to get from Santander to San Diego 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 Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SDR - SAN
18h 31m$650–2,000Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BIO - SAN
20h 43m$432–1,517Fly Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SDR - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
20h 35m$496–1,408Fly Santander Airport to Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SDR - TIJ
19h 58m$561–1,870Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BIO - LAX
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diegotrain
24h 32m$499–1,015
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 and train which costs $490 - $1,100 and takes 24h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to San Diego is to fly which takes 18h 31m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Santander and San Diego is 5738 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 31m 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 24h 31m and has two stopovers.
San Diego is 9h behind Santander. It is currently 4:05 AM in Santander and 7:05 PM in San Diego.
Frontier Airlines, Iberia, Delta and two other airlines offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to San Diego International Airport Airport.
There are 2103+ hotels available in San Diego.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and San Diego, CA, USA?
Iberia, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Madrid, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Santander Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Barcelona, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Santander Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Madrid, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Santander Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Madrid, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Madrid, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Santander Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Madrid, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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