There are 9 ways to get from Caen to Santander by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORY - SDR
6h 22m€105–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
17h 20m€75–137Train, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 8m€167–405Train, bus via Tours
- Take the train from Caen to Tourstrain K39
- Take the bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
15h 54m€90–222Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
42h 41m€112–881Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CFR - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 3m€157–465Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORY - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 17m€83–286Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CDG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 26m€125–358Drive 986.5 km
- Drive from Caen to Santandercar 986.5 km
10h 15m€156–225
Caen to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Santander is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Santander is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Caen - Bus Station and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
The distance between Caen and Santander is 1019 km. The road distance is 986.5 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 8m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Caen to Santander, including transfers.
Caen to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Caen - Bus Station.
Caen to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caen to Santander is 986 km. It takes approximately 10h 15m to drive from Caen to Santander.
Book your Caen to Santander bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Tour Leroy to Santander via Général Leclerc, Caen Port, and Portsmouth International Port in around 42h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen - Bus Station to Santander via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–210
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Toulouse, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
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 Caen to Paris Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- 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/
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Tours - Édouard Vaillant Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–280
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €21–80
- Car Single Ticket
- €70–280
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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