There are 3 ways to get from Santa Monica to Madrid by plane, night bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Los Angeles
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Madrid (MAD)
2 alternative options
Night bus to Santa Barbara, fly
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Take the night bus from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
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Fly from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Madrid (MAD)
Train to San Diego, fly
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Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
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Fly from San Diego (SAN) to Madrid (MAD)
Los Angeles (LAX) to Madrid (MAD) flights
The flight time between Los Angeles (LAX) and Madrid (MAD) is around 15h 18m and covers a distance of around 9384 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 8m. Services are operated by Iberia, American Airlines, United Airlines and others. Typically 246 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Monica to Madrid is to fly which costs $450 - $1,800 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Monica to Madrid is to fly which takes 14h 55m and costs $450 - $1,800.
The distance between Santa Monica and Madrid is 9381 km.
It takes approximately 14h 55m to get from Santa Monica to Madrid, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Los Angeles Airport to Madrid Airport is the direct flight which takes 11h 20m.
Madrid is 9h ahead of Santa Monica. It is currently 02:33 in Santa Monica and 11:33 in Madrid.
British Airways, KLM, Swiss and five other airlines offer flights from Los Angeles Airport to Madrid Airport.
There are 3135+ hotels available in Madrid. Prices start at €100 per night.
- Distance: 9381.2 km
- Duration: 14h 55m
What companies run services between Santa Monica, CA, USA and Madrid, Spain?
Iberia, American Airlines and 12 other airlines fly from Santa Monica to Madrid hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2300
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1900
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via Phoenix, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1800
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450 - €2000
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500 - €1800
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2700
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1000 - €3000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2600
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1000 - €3000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2300
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450 - €2000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2700
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2600
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1000 - €3000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2300
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €4600
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2300
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1300 - €4600
Flights from Santa Barbara to Madrid via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450 - €2000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2600
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2400
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €3000
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1000 - €2800
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €3000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2200
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2900
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1800
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1700
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470 - €2000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €2000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2900
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1800
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1700
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470 - €2000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €2000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1000 - €2800
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750 - €2300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €3000
Flights from San Diego to Madrid via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750 - €2300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Madrid via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- €30 - €45
- Premium
- €190 - €260
- Flexi Coach Seat
- €45 - €70
- Business Seat
- €45 - €65
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- Phone
- (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Night bus from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10 - €50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult Standard Purchase
- €15 - €50
- Adult Advance Purchase
- €10 - €14
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