There are 7 ways to get from Cobh to Santander by plane, car, car ferry, taxi, 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 Cork Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORK - SDR
7h 51m€77–300Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cobh to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
30h 52m€85–306Drive, taxi, ferry, bus
- Drive from Cobh to Hook Headcar
- Take the taxi from Ballyhack Lower to Rosslare Harbourtaxi
- Take the ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
42h 13mFly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 57m€81–238Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
8h 38m€98–239Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SNN - SDR
14h 47m€101–329Drive, bus, car ferry, train
- Drive from Cobh to The Clock Towercar
- Take the bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford O'Hanrahan Stationbus 340
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the train from Zorrotza to Santandertrain
37h 37m€98–327
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 €80 - €240 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs €75 - €300.
The distance between Cobh and Santander is 1027 km.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Cobh to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of Cobh. It is currently 3:25 PM in Cobh and 4:25 PM in Santander.
There are 1941+ 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
- €70–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Zorrotza to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- wexfordbus.com
Bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford O'Hanrahan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- 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
- €40–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–210
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- €75–95
Waterford Taxis
- Phone
- +353 51 331 033
- Website
- waterfordtaxi.com
Rapid Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 858 585
- Website
- rapidcabs.com
Liga Taxi
- Website
- ligataxi-wd.com
Ardkeen Taxis
- Phone
- +353 87 333 3333
- Website
- ardkeentaxis.ie
Tramore Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 391 500
Strand Cabs
- Phone
- +353 51 390 553
Joe O’Sheas Taxi
- Phone
- +353 86 305 3009
O C Cabs
- Phone
- +353 87 838 3230
Dinny's Cabs
- Phone
- +353 86 025 2590
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