There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Santander by plane, 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.
Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)ALA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
17h 25m€255–811Fly to Asturias Airport, bus
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Asturias Airport (OVD)ALA - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.
21h 26m€294–844Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)ALA - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
20h 4m€317–627Fly to Santander Airport
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Santander Airport (SDR)ALA - SDR
20h 44m€330–1,000
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Santander is to fly and train which costs €310 - €650 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 17h 25m and costs €250 - €850.
The distance between Almaty and Santander is 6324 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Almaty to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 4h behind Almaty. It is currently 8:12 AM in Almaty and 4:12 AM in Santander.
There are 1974+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Santander, Spain?
Azerbaijan Airlines and Vueling Airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Asturias Airport via Milan Malpensa, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €350–900
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Asturias Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Santander Airport via Baku Heydar Aliyev, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Kutaisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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