There are 8 ways to get from Blackpool to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Liverpool, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LPL - SDR
9h 22mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Blackpool to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
25h 41m€189–829Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
24h 46mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
18h 34mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MAN - SDR
5h 47mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 35mBus
- Take the bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 121 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- 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
30h 20mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
42h 4m
Liverpool (LPL) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Santander is to drive and car ferry which costs €180 - €850 and takes 25h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Santander is to drive and car ferry which takes 25h 41m and costs €180 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Santander. However, there are services departing from National Express Coach Facility and arriving at Santander via Manchester Central Coach Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 20m.
The distance between Blackpool and Santander is 1204 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Blackpool to Santander, including transfers.
Blackpool to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from National Express Coach Facility station.
Blackpool to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 11:26 PM in Blackpool and 12:26 AM in Santander.
There are 1123+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from National Express Coach Facility to Santander via Manchester Central Coach Station, London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 30h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- 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
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from National Express Coach Facility to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- 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
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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