There are 9 ways to get from Barnstaple to Santander by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)STN - SDR
8h 52m€158–394Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals502
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santander
29h 42m€86–289Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barnstaple to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
21h 51m€92–724Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barnstaple to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santander
17h 36mTrain, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 24m€97–259Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
11h€156–393Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
11h 48m€125–408Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)BRS - SDR
10h 19m€98–331Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)CWL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
14h 1m€140–461
Barnstaple to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barnstaple to Santander is to bus which costs €85 - €290 and takes 29h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Barnstaple to Santander is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €150 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Barnstaple station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 42m.
The distance between Barnstaple and Santander is 1396 km.
The best way to get from Barnstaple to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 29h 42m and costs €85 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Barnstaple to Santander, including transfers.
Barnstaple to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Barnstaple to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Santander is 1h ahead of Barnstaple. It is currently 6:57 PM in Barnstaple and 7:57 PM in Santander.
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What companies run services between Barnstaple, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–47
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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