There are 10 ways to get from Edinburgh to Santander by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR)EDI - SDR
4h 57m€86–221Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santander
31h 39m€84–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz CiboureTgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
18h 28m€275–736Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
28h 21m€210–894Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)EDI - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 42m€100–199Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)GLA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
10h 31m€109–284Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-RochTgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
25h 32m€310–882Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to PlymouthEdinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
30h 32m€160–1,093Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from North St David Street to Birmingham Coach Station832
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station160
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
2d 2h€135–737Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santander
20h 51m
Edinburgh to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Santander is to fly which costs €85 - €230 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Santander is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Santander. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Santander via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 32m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Santander is 1404 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 28m and costs €270 - €750.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Edinburgh to Santander, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Santander train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Santander is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €320 and takes 31h 39m, you could also train, which costs €310 - €900 and takes 25h 32m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Santander via London Victoria and Paris in around 31h 39m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from North St David Street to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:06 PM in Edinburgh and 5:06 PM in Santander.
Edinburgh to Santander train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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