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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Santander by plane, bus, train, train (TGV, Renfe), or car

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  1. Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    7h 3m
    €91–293

  2. Fly Basel to Santander Airport

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane BSL - SDR
    7h 3m
    €88–204

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus bus
    13h 3m
    €227–407

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    4. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Alv / ...
    19h 37m
    €310–514

  5. Drive 1,246 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Santandercar car 1,246 km
    13h
    €217–313

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    8h 16m
    €123–362

  7. Fly Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane BSL - BIQ
    2. Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    9h 18m
    €110–370

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane STR - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    10h 12m
    €133–372

  9. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Parisbus bus FlixBus N199
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus bus FlixBus 783
    22h 43m
    €113–194

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    24h 5m
    €177–412

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbaobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    24h 49m
    €117–223

Basel to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration13h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket€227Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?

You can take a train from Basel Sbb to Santander via Dijon Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 37m. Alternatively, easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR) 6 times a week.

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