There are 8 ways to get from Coimbra to Santander by bus, train, car, towncar, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Valladolid
- Take the train from Valladolid to SantanderAlv / ...
10h 30m€58–99Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coimbra to Porto1022 / ...
- Take the bus from Porto to SantanderFlixBus 783 / ...
13h 5m€33–74Drive 655.4 km
- Drive from Coimbra to Santander655.4 km
6h 43m€104–150Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Santander Airport (SDR)OPO - SDR
6h 44m€230–375Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Coimbra to BurgosBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Burgos to Santander E.A.Alsa
11h 20m€47–105Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Oriente
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Santander Airport (SDR)LIS - SDR
7h 29m€79–263Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take a town car from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)OPO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
7h 45m€204–293Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Oriente
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LIS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
8h 26m€58–231
Coimbra to Santander by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coimbra to Santander is to bus which costs €30 - €75 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Coimbra to Santander is to drive which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Coimbra to Santander. However, there are services departing from Coimbra and arriving at Santander E.A. via Burgos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 20m.
The distance between Coimbra and Santander is 693 km. The road distance is 655.4 km.
The best way to get from Coimbra to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 30m and costs €55 - €100.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Coimbra to Santander, including transfers.
Coimbra to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Coimbra station.
Coimbra to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Burgos station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Coimbra. It is currently 9:12 AM in Coimbra and 10:12 AM in Santander.
Yes, the driving distance between Coimbra to Santander is 655 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Coimbra to Santander.
What companies run services between Coimbra, Portugal and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Coimbra to Santander E.A. via Burgos in around 11h 20m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–95
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valladolid to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Coimbra-B to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Burgos to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Coimbra to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coimbra to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Porto to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Coimbra to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €165
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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