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How to get fromBasel to Santanderby train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane ZRH - SDR
    7h 51m
    €131–310

  2. Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    7h 1m
    €82–240

  3. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    15h 44m
    €266–428

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Parisbus bus FlixBus N199
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus FlixBus 783
    22h
    €127–201

  5. Drive  1,246.2 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Santandercar car 1,246.2 km
    13h
    €224–323

  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 Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    8h 10m
    €115–286

  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 Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 46m
    €104–357

  8. Fly Basel to Santander Airport

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane BSL - SDR
    7h 3m
    €98–274

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Alv / ...
    19h 19m
    €311–470

  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 Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    24h 3m
    €182–279

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the train from Annemasse to Cluses 74train train Ter
    4. Take the bus from Cluses to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    25h 2m
    €164–262

Basel to Santander by train and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration15h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€266Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,161.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 51m

What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Paris in around 22h. Alternatively, easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily.

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