There are 10 ways to get from Colmar to Santander by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Colmar to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 35m€228–460Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Colmar to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 43m€81–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
15h 57m€208–363Drive 1,270.2 km
- Drive from Colmar to Santandercar 1,270.2 km
12h 45m€198–285Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SXB - SDR
8h 9m€102–431Bus
- Take the bus from Colmar to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
20h 54m€95–135Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Colmar to Lyonbus 720
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
21h 24m€84–149Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ZRH - SDR
8h 48m€131–352Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 4m€120–341Train to Basel, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BSL - SDR
8h 2m€82–225
Colmar to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colmar to Santander is to bus via Lyon which costs €80 - €150 and takes 21h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Colmar to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 43m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Colmar to Santander. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Santander E.A. via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 54m.
The distance between Colmar and Santander is 1502 km. The road distance is 1270.2 km.
The best way to get from Colmar to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 13h 35m and costs €220 - €460.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to get from Colmar to Santander, including transfers.
Colmar to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Colmar station.
Colmar to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lyon - Perrache Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colmar to Santander is 1270 km. It takes approximately 12h 45m to drive from Colmar to Santander.
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What companies run services between Colmar, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Colmar to Santander E.A. via Lyon - Perrache Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Basel to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Colmar to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €80–110
- 1st Class
- €110–150
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €19–25
- 1st Class
- €35–50
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–210
- 1st Class
- €200–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- Rail 1st Class
- €17–24
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- Rail 1st Class
- €19–28
Train from Colmar to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- Rail 1st Class
- €18–25
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- 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
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Colmar to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- 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 Colmar to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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