There are 7 ways to get from Catania to Santander by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or 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 to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CTA - SDR
8h 30m€100–260Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CTA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 30m€58–200Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Catania to Port of Palermocar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Santandercar
35h 29m€322–476Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
39h 20m€162–341Train, bus
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Lourdestrain
- Take the train from Lourdes to Hendayetrain
- Take the bus from Irun to Santander E.A.bus
47h 51m€310–565Bus
- Take the bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Padova to Santanderbus
44h 17m€172–231Train, bus via Rome
- Take the train from Catania Centrale to Roma Ostiensetrain
- Take the train from Roma Ostiense to Lourdestrain
- Take the train from Lourdes to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d€316–544
Catania to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Catania to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €55 - €200 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Catania to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Catania to Santander. However, there are services departing from Catania and arriving at Santander via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
The distance between Catania and Santander is 1725 km.
The best way to get from Catania to Santander without a car is to bus via Bordeaux which takes 39h 20m and costs €160 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santander Airport (SDR), including transfers and time at the airport.
Catania to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Catania station.
The best way to get from Catania to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs €160 - €350 and takes 39h 20m.
There is no direct flight from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 8h 30m and has one stopover.
Catania to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
What companies run services between Catania, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Catania to Santander via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Catania Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Catania Centrale to Roma Ostiense
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Ostiense to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lourdes to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Catania Via D'Amico to Villa San Giovanni-Piazza Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Irun to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Villa San Giovanni Station to Padova bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.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
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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