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There are 11 ways to get from Caen to Santander by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane ORY - SDR
    6h 22m
    €107–349

  2. Bus via Nantes

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    15h 58m
    €74–140

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train K2+
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    12h 47m
    €170–418

  4. Car ferry

    1. Take the car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry car ferry
    42h 41m
    €112–881

  5. Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane CFR - BIQ
    2. Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    17h 22m
    €149–427

  6. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ORY - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    9h
    €86–289

  7. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane CDG - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    9h 7m
    €128–361

  8. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane CDG - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    10h 17m
    €167–477

  9. Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane ORY - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    10h 15m
    €160–505

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Caen to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus 1774 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus bus FlixBus 783
    17h 15m
    €82–149

  11. Drive 986.5 km

    1. Drive from Caen to Santandercar car 986.5 km
    10h 15m
    €154–222

Caen to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar40Weekly Services
Duration12h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€170Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Caen, France and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Caen - Bus Station to Santander E.A. via Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub, Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 15h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tour Leroy to Santander via Général Leclerc, Caen Port, and Portsmouth International Port in around 42h 41m.

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