There are 8 ways to get from Altea to Santander by shuttle, plane, tram, train, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ALC - SDR
3h 37m€66–192Tram, train via Madrid
cheapest- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Lucerostram 1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
10h 38m€46–166Bus
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Santander Bus Stationbus
12h 48m€59–60Drive 815 km
- Drive from Altea to Santandercar 815 km
8h 33m€126–182Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ALC - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
6h 18m€56–134Bus to Valencia Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Valenciabus
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane VLC - SDR
5h 54mTram, train
- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Lucerostram 1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santandertrain Alv
10h 43m€78–106Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Burgosbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Burgos to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
13h 58m€66–122
Altea to Santander by tram, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altea to Santander is to bus which costs €59 - €60 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Altea to Santander is to shuttle and fly which takes 3h 37m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct train from Altea to Santander. However, there are services departing from Altea and arriving at Santander via Benidorm, Alacant/Alicante Terminal and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
The distance between Altea and Santander is 757 km. The road distance is 815 km.
The best way to get from Altea to Santander without a car is to tram and train via Madrid which takes 10h 38m and costs €45 - €170.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Altea to Santander, including transfers.
Altea to Santander train services, operated by Alicante Metro Tram, depart from Benidorm station.
Altea to Santander train services, operated by Alicante Metro Tram, arrive at Alicante - Luceros station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altea to Santander is 815 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Altea to Santander.
There are 2039+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Altea, Spain and Santander, Spain?
Bilman operates a bus from Benidorm to Santander Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost €58 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Valencia Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Benidorm to Santander Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €58
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Benidorm Estación De Autobuses to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Burgos to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Benidorm to Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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