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How to get fromBournemouth to Santanderby train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Bournemouth to Santander by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane STN - SDR
    7h 5m
    €113–355

  2. Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LHR - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    8h 58m
    €70–257

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Bournemouth to Plymouthcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry car ferry
    22h 46m
    €135–751

  4. Car ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from St Malo to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the train from Basurto Hospital to Santandertrain train
    24h 3m
    €281–698

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus bus 035
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    27h 25m
    €135–258

  6. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junctiontrain train
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LGW - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 22m
    €102–275

  7. Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    3. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BRS - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    10h 12m
    €125–266

  8. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterlootrain train
    2. Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LTN - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 45m
    €106–272

  9. Fly Bournemouth Airport to Santander Airport

    1. Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane BOH - SDR
    15h 55m
    €73–273

  10. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Plymouthtrain train
    3. Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry car ferry
    26h 36m
    €245–960

  11. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Centraltrain train Weymouth - London Waterloo / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry ferry Gb Pme-Es Sdr
    36h 15m
    €224–420

  12. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Bournemouth to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar car
    16h 3m
    €372–492

Bournemouth to Santander by bus

Calendar7Weekly Buses
Duration27h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€135Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,224.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 5m

What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Bournemouth Station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 27h 25m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a week.

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