Stopovers between San Francisco and Madrid
San Francisco to Madrid is about 9,330 km. 12 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Lisbon, Reykjavík, Porto have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
One of the easiest stopover cities in Europe: metro from the airport, walkable, great food.
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
Riverside wine town with a direct metro from the airport.
A train into the city; the Rockies are a short drive.
US preclearance on the way home means you land in the US as a domestic arrival.
UP Express runs to Union Station in 25 minutes.
The Blue Line runs from O'Hare to the Loop around the clock.
Canada Line train to downtown; mountains and ocean together.
Heathrow Express gets you to Paddington in 15 minutes.
Light rail from the airport to downtown.
European feel without crossing the Atlantic.
Plenty of flights from every airline make for flexible stopovers.