There are 3 ways to get from Sacramento to Galápagos Islands by train, subway, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane SFO - SCY
28h 50m$555–1,681Fly from Sacramento International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane SMF - SCY
35h 20m$362–1,403Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane SJC - SCY
44h 53m$476–1,614
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Galápagos Islands is to fly which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 35h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Galápagos Islands is to train and BART and fly which takes 28h 50m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Sacramento and Galápagos Islands is 5628 km.
It takes approximately 28h 50m to get from Sacramento to Galápagos Islands, including transfers.
Galápagos Islands is 1h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 08:59 in Sacramento and 09:59 in Galápagos Islands.
There are 176+ hotels available in Galápagos Islands.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Galápagos Islands, Ecuador?
United Airlines, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and Delta fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) twice a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
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
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
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