There are 12 ways to get from Bath to Santander by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, or car train
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Fly Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 20m€83–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 403
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
26h 55m€79–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bath to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
22h 41m€109–750Train, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Santanderbus
23h 25m€132–586Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bath to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
16h 23mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
6h 33m€118–392Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 45m€106–391Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 33m€101–306Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bath Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 18m€136–408Fly Bristol Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BRS - SDR
8h 11m€94–194Train, car ferry via Plymouth
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouthtrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
24h 39m€101–797Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Bath Spa to Portsmouth Harbourtrain Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour / ...
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
36h 30m€118–666
Bath to Santander by train, bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bath to Santander is to fly which costs €90 - €200 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bath to Santander is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs €110 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Bath station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Santander via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 55m.
The distance between Bath and Santander is 1045 km.
The best way to get from Bath to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 25m and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Bath to Santander, including transfers.
Bath to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bath to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs €90 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €200 and takes 26h 55m.
Bath to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Santander is 1h ahead of Bath. It is currently 9:29 AM in Bath and 10:29 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Bath, England and Santander, Spain?
easyJet, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 26h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- 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
- €55–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bath Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bath Spa to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- 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
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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