There are 9 ways to get from Ceuta to Santander by rideshare, plane, car ferry, train, or bus
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Rideshare to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the rideshare from Fnideq to Tangier
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TNG - SDR
7h 6m€103–318Rideshare to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Fnideq to Tangier
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TNG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 57m€77–256Car ferry, train via Málaga
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Alv
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
14h 20m€102–361Car ferry, bus via Salamanca
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Santander E.A.bus
19h 45m€107–239Car ferry, bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane AGP - SDR
8h 6m€107–404Car ferry, bus to Jerez Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane XRY - SDR
7h 31m€106–489Car ferry, bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AGP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 53m€77–292Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
14h 56m€90–316Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
20h 45m€90–222
Ceuta to Santander by car ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ceuta to Santander is to rideshare and fly and bus which costs €75 - €260 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ceuta to Santander is to rideshare and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €100 - €320.
The distance between Ceuta and Santander is 956 km.
The best way to get from Ceuta to Santander without a car is to car ferry and train via Málaga which takes 14h 20m and costs €100 - €370.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Ceuta to Santander, including transfers.
There are 2014+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Ceuta, Spain and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Ceuta to Santander. However, you can drive to Fnideq, take the vehicle to Tangier, take the taxi to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Ceuta to Santander via Port of Algeciras, Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Plaza de Andalucia, Algeciras, Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station, Estación de Atocha, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–850
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–440
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Algeciras to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €57
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Algeciras Puerto to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Algeciras to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–43
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Ceuta to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–128
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Car
- €128
- Without Vehicle
- €36
Rideshare from Fnideq to Tangier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- moroccocab.com
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