There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Santander by plane, bus, train, or car
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 11m€118–285Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
15h 50m€59–220Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
31h 32m€254–458Train, bus via Zurich
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
47h 51m€379–610Drive 2,915.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Santandercar 2,915.8 km
31h 24m€452–653Fly 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 50m€136–294Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
36h 51m€115–190Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Santanderbus
2d 2h€71–188Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 5h€142–203
Bucharest to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €55 - €220 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €290.
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 36h 51m.
The distance between Bucharest and Santander is 2401 km. The road distance is 2915.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 32m and costs €250 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Bucharest to Santander, including transfers.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Bucharest Obor station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 36h 51m.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Brussels station.
Santander is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:39 PM in Bucharest and 1:39 PM in Santander.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Santander, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times 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, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 36h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- 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
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- 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/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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