There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Santander by bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
19h 35m€101–189Train
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Geneve 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 48m€316–588Drive 1,230.8 km
- Drive from Bern to Santandercar 1,230.8 km
13h 8m€214–309Train to Basel, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BSL - SDR
14h 18m€126–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
23h 6m€153–342Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 52m€129–356Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
8h 4m€115–340Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
8h 54m€126–383
Bern to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Santander is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 52m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bern to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Santander via Geneve, Avignon Tgv, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 48m.
The distance between Bern and Santander is 1268 km. The road distance is 1230.8 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 19h 35m and costs €100 - €190.
It takes approximately 19h 35m to get from Bern to Santander, including transfers.
Bern to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bern station.
The best way to get from Bern to Santander is to bus which takes 19h 35m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €600 and takes 19h 48m.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bern to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal in around 19h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bern to Santander via Geneve, Avignon Tgv, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 19h 48m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Geneve to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bern to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bern to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
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More Questions & Answers
Bern to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Bern to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Genève station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Santander is 1231 km. It takes approximately 13h 8m to drive from Bern to Santander.
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