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

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There are 8 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
    €135–371

  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 Santander E.A.bus bus
    7h 3m
    €86–293

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 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 Santander E.A.bus bus
    15h 22m
    €247–482

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    21h 41m
    €152–394

  5. Drive 1,246 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Santandercar car 1,246 km
    12h 59m
    €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 17m
    €123–370

  7. 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 31m
    €311–514

  8. 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 bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    24h 5m
    €174–409

Basel to Santander by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration15h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€247Cheapest 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 31m.

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