There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Santander by plane, bus, shuttle, 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 Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DXB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
14h 53m€210–330Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AUH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
17h 3m€198–509Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Santander Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane AUH - SDR
16h 2m€239–611Fly Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DXB - SDR
12h 52m€221–952Fly Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DXB - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus
19h 51mFly Dubai International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DXB - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus
18h 30mFly Dubai International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DXB - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
16h 28m€204–420
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €210 - €330 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Santander is to fly which takes 12h 52m and costs €220 - €950.
The distance between Dubai and Santander is 5723 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Dubai to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 3:55 AM in Dubai and 12:55 AM in Santander.
There are 2039+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Santander, Spain?
Emirates, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Beirut, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Beirut, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Beirut, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Santander Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- 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/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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