There are 11 ways to get from Cheltenham to Santander by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or car train
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BHX - SDR
4h 56m€76–255Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
22h 50m€119–763Train, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Bilbaobus
- Take the train from Basurto Hospital to Santandertrain
26h 25m€129–678Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
16h 30mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
7h 6m€117–433Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MAN - SDR
6h 43m€125–403Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 14m€115–432Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 5m€105–524Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 47m€137–449Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Plymouthtrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
24h 45m€127–826Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parisbus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
26h 57m€84–263
Cheltenham to Santander by train, subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Santander is to bus which costs €80 - €270 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Santander is to train and fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 57m.
The distance between Cheltenham and Santander is 1102 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 25m and costs €120 - €700.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from Cheltenham to Santander, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Santander is 1h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 2:01 PM in Cheltenham and 3:01 PM in Santander.
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What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris in around 26h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–650
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–290
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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