There are 6 ways to get from Arenas to Santander by car, plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Drive to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Drive from Arenas to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Santander Airport (SDR)GRX - SDR
3h 20m€95–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Málaga to Bilbao IntermodalAlgeciras
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.Alsa
18h 41m€57–100Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Arenas to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
8h 59m€121–257Drive 902.2 km
- Drive from Arenas to Santander902.2 km
10h 27m€142–205Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santander Airport (SDR)AGP - SDR
4h 54m€71–256Drive to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Drive from Arenas to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRX
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)GRX - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
6h 16m€79–230
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arenas to Santander is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 18h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Arenas to Santander is to drive and fly which takes 3h 20m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Arenas to Santander. However, there are services departing from Arenas and arriving at Santander E.A. via Hospital, Torre Del Mar, Málaga and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 41m.
The distance between Arenas and Santander is 788 km. The road distance is 902.2 km.
The best way to get from Arenas to Santander without a car is to taxi and train which takes 8h 59m and costs €120 - €260.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Arenas to Santander, including transfers.
Arenas to Santander bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Málaga station.
Arenas to Santander bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arenas to Santander is 902 km. It takes approximately 10h 27m to drive from Arenas to Santander.
There are 1904+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Arenas, Andalusia, Spain and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Arenas to Santander E.A. via Vélez-Málaga, Hospital, Torre Del Mar, Puerto Malaga, Málaga, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 18h 41m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.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 Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34952541113
- loymerbus@loymer.com
- Website
- loymerbus.es
Bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://loymerbus.es/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €55–70
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