There are 9 ways to get from Cobh to Santander by plane, car, car 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 49m€62–240Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane KIR - SDR
24h 10m€56–202Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cobh to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
30h 52m€89–245Fly 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 54m€81–188Train 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€83–239Train 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 46m€86–299Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h 33m€102–227Drive, car ferry, bus
- Drive from Cobh to Hook Headcar
- Drive from Ballyhack Lower to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.bus
34h 57m€88–246Drive, 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€103–266
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 - €190 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cobh to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs €60 - €240.
The distance between Cobh and Santander is 1027 km.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Cobh to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of Cobh. It is currently 9:16 PM in Cobh and 10:16 PM in Santander.
There are 2086+ 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
- €55–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
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
- 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
- +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/
Bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- 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
- €45–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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