There are 13 ways to get from Bucharest to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OTP - SDR
6h 16m€123–365Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
38h 37m€66–190Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachenbus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus
30h 56m€215–496Train, bus via Munich
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
45h 49m€298–527Drive 2,914.3 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Santandercar 2,914.3 km
31h 23m€456–659Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OTP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 36m€137–293Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane OTP - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
14h 28m€143–417Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BBU - SDR
10h 35m€71–301Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BBU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h€70–279Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
11h 56m€151–353Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Santanderbus
2d 2h€71–189Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus
2d 9h€138–206Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Santandercar
32h 25m€541–764
Bucharest to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to bus via Brussels which costs €65 - €190 and takes 38h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Santander E.A. via Brussel Stadion, Brussels-North train station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 37m.
The distance between Bucharest and Santander is 2401 km. The road distance is 2914.3 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 56m and costs €210 - €500.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Bucharest to Santander, including transfers.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €120 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €65 - €190 and takes 38h 37m.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Santander is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 11:20 PM in Bucharest and 10:20 PM in Santander.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Santander, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Santander E.A. via Brussel Stadion, Brussel Noord afstaphalte, Brussels-North train station, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 38h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Santander Airport via Bari, Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
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 Poitiers to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- 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
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Braşov to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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