There are 8 ways to get from Annecy to Santander by bus, plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo), car, or train
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Santander Airport (SDR)GVA - SDR
7h 50m€68–430Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Annecy to BilbaoFlixBus N1156
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.Alsa
18h 20m€65–116Train
- Take the train from Aix Les Bains Le Revard to Lyon Part DieuTer
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
17h 4m€162–379Drive 1,089.3 km
- Drive from Annecy to Santander1,089.3 km
10h 49m€170–246Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Annecy to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santander Airport (SDR)LYS - SDR
8h 5m€77–265Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)GVA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
7h 40m€67–208Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Annecy to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
8h 40m€82–380Train, bus
- Take the train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the bus from Chambery Bus Station to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
22h 53m€74–101
Annecy to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Annecy to Santander is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Annecy to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 7h 40m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Annecy to Santander. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Santander E.A. via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Annecy to Santander. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Santander via Aix Les Bains Le Revard, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between Annecy and Santander is 890 km. The road distance is 1089.3 km.
The best way to get from Annecy to Santander without a car is to train which takes 17h 4m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Annecy to Santander, including transfers.
Annecy to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Annecy station.
Annecy to Santander train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Aix Les Bains Le Revard station.
The best way to get from Annecy to Santander is to train which takes 17h 4m and costs €160 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 18h 20m.
What companies run services between Annecy, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a train from Annecy to Santander via Aix Les Bains Le Revard, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 17h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Annecy to Santander E.A. via Bilbao and Bilbao Intermodal in around 18h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aix Les Bains Le Revard to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–27
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Annecy to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy to Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambery Bus Station to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Annecy to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Annecy to Santander train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Annecy to Santander is 1089 km. It takes approximately 10h 49m to drive from Annecy to Santander.
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