The average bus between Santander and Getaria takes 3h 25m and the fastest bus takes 2h 47m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santander to Getaria. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Santander and Getaria. The earliest departure is at 2:30 AM at night, and the last departure from Santander is at 7:15 PM which arrives into Getaria at 10:17 PM. All services require a transfer at Bilbao Intermodal and take an average of 3h 25m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Getaria. However, there are services departing from Santander station and arriving at Getaria station via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 25m.
Santander to Getaria bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Getaria bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Zarautz - Suhiltzaileen Biribilgunea station.
The distance between Santander and Getaria is 130.6 km. The road distance is 188 km.
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Getaria - Frontoia via Bilbao Intermodal, Zarautz - Suhiltzaileen Biribilgunea, and Zarautz - Nafarroa Kalea, Pilartxo-enea in around 3h 29m.