There are 10 ways to get from Ancona to Santander by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), or car
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Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Santander Airport (SDR)AOI - SDR
8h 53m€101–438Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)FCO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
11h 56m€72–311Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to PadovaFr
- Take the bus from Padova to Santander
28h 40m€101–153Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma TerminiRe
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
35h 19m€198–459Drive 1,764.2 km
- Drive from Ancona to Santander1,764.2 km
16h 41m€278–401Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Santander Airport (SDR)BLQ - SDR
7h 2m€98–261Fly Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)AOI - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
10h 2m€101–288Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Santander Airport (SDR)FLR - SDR
11h 24m€97–374Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)FLR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
10h 23m€92–324Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
38h 20m€101–176
Ancona to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Santander is to train and bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 28h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Santander is to train and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Santander. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Santander E.A. via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Santander. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Santander via Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 19m.
The distance between Ancona and Santander is 1402 km. The road distance is 1764.2 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 40m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Ancona to Santander, including transfers.
Ancona to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €100 - €440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €460 and takes 35h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 38h 20m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Volotea, and three other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ancona to Santander via Roma Termini, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 35h 19m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport via Fiumicino International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport via Fiumicino International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €110–170
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €27–40
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- 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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ancona to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Ancona to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia S.p.A., arrive at Roma Termini station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Santander is 1764 km. It takes approximately 16h 41m to drive from Ancona to Santander.
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