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There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Santander by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santander Airport (SDR)planeCGN - SDR
    7h 24m
    €88–343

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Welkenraedt to Bruxelles-MiditrainIc / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    23h 10m
    €74–200

  3. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris NordtrainTha
    2. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz CibouretrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    14h 4m

  4. Drive 1,406.3 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Santandercar1,406.3 km
    13h 43m
    €221–320

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeDUS - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    8h 49m
    €99–260

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeBRU - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    8h 20m
    €100–274

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeFRA - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    8h 51m
    €147–338

  8. Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
    2. Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)planeCRL - SDR
    6h 22m
    €97–300

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoventrain
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeAMS - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    10h 53m
    €124–384

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayetrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Irun to Santander E.A.bus
    14h 5m
    €124–411

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    24h 55m
    €118–180

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights

Calendar13Weekly Planes
Duration6h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Aachen station west to Santander E.A. via Vitoria-Gasteiz and Bilbao Intermodal in around 24h 55m.

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