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Fly to Santander Airport
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1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORD - SDR
14h 6m
€342–1,304
Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
1. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
17h 5m
€380–674

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights

12Weekly Planes

13h 17mAverage Duration

€348Cheapest Price

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Distance: 6,586.4 km
Duration: 14h 6m

What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Santander, Spain?

American Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily.

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Santander(opens in a new window), Spain(opens in a new window)

Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of 172,000 (2017). It is a port city located in the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Cantabrian Sea. It is believed to have been a port since ancient times, due to its favourable location, and is documented as far back as the 11th century. Much of the medieval city was lost in the Great Fire of 1941. Today, its remaining old town, beach and other attractions are popular with tourists and other visitors and its economy is mainly service based. The port is still very active and a regular ferry service operates to the United Kingdom. Fish and seafood dominate the local cuisine. Santander notably houses the headquarters of multinational bank Banco Santander, which was founded there. The city has a mild climate typical of the Spanish northern coastline with frequent rainfall and stable temperatures. Cold snaps and heat waves are very rare.

Things to do in Santander

Santander Cathedral(Opens in a new window)

Santander Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Santander, or "Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Santander") is located in the Spanish city of Santander. Its structure is mainly Gothic, although it has been extended and renovated in later times.

Mouro Island(Opens in a new window)

Mouro Island (Spanish: Isla de Mouro), originally Mogro Island (Isla de Mogro), is a small uninhabited island in the Bay of Biscay, located off the Magdalena Peninsula. It lies close to the entrance to the Bay of Santander near the city of Santander, Cantabria along the north coast of Spain. The island is approximately 2 hectares (0.02km²) and lies about.75 km (.5 mi) from the entrance to the harbor.

Gran Casino del Sardinero(Opens in a new window)

The Gran Casino del Sardinero is a leading gambling casino in the city of Santander in the autonomous community of Cantabria (Spain). It is in the Plaza de Italia in El Sardinero.

Cabarceno Natural Park(Opens in a new window)

The Natural Park is located in Cabárceno, Pisueña Valley (region of Pas-Miera) 17 km from Santander, located in a former iron mine in the town of Cabárceno Township Penagos (Cantabria, Spain). The park belongs to Cantur, a company whose purpose is the promotion of tourism and which is owned by the Government of Cantabria.

Places to stay in Santander

Urban Suite Santander(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Gran Hotel Sardinero(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Alda Don Carlos(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Suite Home Pinares(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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