There are 10 ways to get from Bonn to Santander by plane, train, bus, car, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or night train
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Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CGN - SDR
7h 37m€85–270Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Bonn UN Campus to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1320 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783 / ...
20h 25m€59–189Train, bus
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus
15h 35m€195–423Drive 1,453.8 km
- Drive from Bonn to Santandercar 1,453.8 km
15h 14m€230–332Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUS - SDR
8h 1m€82–264Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CGN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 51m€80–240Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 32m€127–352Train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
22h 55m€238–537Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
25h 31m€77–405Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Vitoria-Gasteizbus FlixBus N1153
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
27h 41m€67–196
Bonn to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Santander is to bus which costs €65 - €200 and takes 27h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bonn UN Campus and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Santander via Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
The distance between Bonn and Santander is 1194 km. The road distance is 1453.8 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 35m and costs €190 - €430.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Bonn to Santander, including transfers.
Bonn to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bonn UN Campus station.
Bonn to Santander train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Köln Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs €85 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €55 - €190 and takes 20h 25m, you could also train, which costs €230 - €550 and takes 22h 55m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Ryanair UK fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn UN Campus to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 20h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €257–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €30–45
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bonn UN Campus to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- 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
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.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/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Bonn to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Bonn to Santander train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Santander is 1454 km. It takes approximately 15h 14m to drive from Bonn to Santander.
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