There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OTP - SDR
6h 16m€148–285Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchurest to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Santanderbus
2d€85–198Bus, 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 Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
31h 2m€263–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Zürich to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbaobus
- Take the train from Basurto Hospital to Santandertrain
2d 8h€297–425Drive 2,915.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Santandercar 2,915.8 km
31h 24m€458–662Fly 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
11h 11m€146–294Fly 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 Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
14h 44m€160–426Fly 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
12h 2m€144–308Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane OTP - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 34m€139–438Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 12h€223–384Drive, 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€543–765
Bucharest to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to bus which costs €85 - €200 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €140 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Santander. However, there are services departing from Buchurest and arriving at Santander via Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
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 2m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Bucharest to Santander, including transfers.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €140 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €200 and takes 2 days 0h.
Bucharest to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Santander is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:19 AM in Bucharest and 9:19 AM 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 Buchurest to Santander via Sibiu in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €120–160
- Premium
- €150–200
- 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
- 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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Basurto Hospital to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Zürich to Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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