There are 9 ways to get from Cobh to Santander by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)ORK - SDR
8h 31m€81–384Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Farranfore
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Santander Airport (SDR)KIR - SDR
24h 36m€70–226Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cobh to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Drive from Bilbao to Santander
30h 52m€90–616Fly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)ORK - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
8h 10m€86–234Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)DUB - SDR
9h 22m€103–253Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Santander Airport (SDR)SNN - SDR
15h 30m€125–396Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
11h 51m€103–253Drive, bus, car ferry
- Drive from Cobh to Hook Head
- Take the bus from Hook Head to Deerpark399
- Drive from Enniscorthy to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
37h 5mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour40
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
37h 19m€90–611
Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cobh to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €240 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 8h 10m and costs €85 - €240.
The distance between Cobh and Santander is 1033 km.
The best way to get from Cobh to Santander without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 37h 19m and costs €90 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Cobh to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of Cobh. It is currently 6:35 AM in Cobh and 7:35 AM in Santander.
There are 1996+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Cobh, Ireland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Farranfore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €10–15
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 053 901 1828
- info@locallinkwexford.ie
- Website
- locallinkwexford.ie
Bus from Hook Head to Deerpark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://locallinkwexford.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station Parnell Place to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Schedules at
- https://www.expressway.ie/routes-and-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.expressway.ie/journey-search
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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