There are 4 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Santander by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Santander Airport (SDR)DTW - SDR
15h 47m€300–1,119Bus, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DTW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
16h 22m€215–833Bus, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)DTW - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
18h 54m€359–1,351Bus, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)DTW - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
18h 17m€284–713
Detroit (DTW) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Santander is to bus and fly which costs €210 - €850 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 15h 47m and costs €300 - €1200.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Santander is 6277 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Ann Arbor to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 6h ahead of Ann Arbor. It is currently 11:49 AM in Ann Arbor and 5:49 PM in Santander.
There are 1835+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Ann Arbor to Santander. However, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Santander Airport (SDR), walk to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest, then take the bus to Santander E.A.. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Detroit Metro Airport, walk to North Terminal, take the bus to McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, take the bus to Bilbao Intermodal, then take the bus to Santander E.A..
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Detroit to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,800
Flights from Detroit to Santander Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Detroit to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Detroit to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Detroit to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- 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
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- €6–7
- Adult
- €9–13
- 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/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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