There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Basel to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 14m€82–254Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santanderbus
15h 29m€287–504Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Parisbus FlixBus N199
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
22h 43m€128–224Drive 1,246.2 km
- Drive from Basel to Santandercar 1,246.2 km
13h€218–315Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ZRH - SDR
8h 6m€136–359Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
8h 23m€125–339Fly Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BSL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
8h 52m€103–361Train
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
19h 34m€291–516Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
23h 59m€193–448Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Cluses 74train Ter
- Take the bus from Cluses to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
25h 2m€195–472
Basel to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €260 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 7h 14m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Santander. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Basel Euroairport FR and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Santander. However, there are services departing from St Louis and arriving at Santander via Mulhouse Ville, Avignon Tgv, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 34m.
The distance between Basel and Santander is 1064 km. The road distance is 1246.2 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 15h 29m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Basel to Santander, including transfers.
Basel to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
Basel to Santander train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Mulhouse Ville station.
The best way to get from Basel to Santander is to bus which takes 22h 43m and costs €120 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €550 and takes 19h 34m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, and Paris in around 22h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a train from St Louis to Santander via Mulhouse Ville, Avignon Tgv, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 34m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Cluses to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Basel to Santander train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Avignon Tgv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Santander is 1246 km. It takes approximately 13h to drive from Basel to Santander.
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