There are 12 ways to get from English Channel to Santander by unknown, train, plane, bus, car ferry, car train, or car
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Travel, train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR)EDI - SDR
8h 2mTravel, train, bus
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
26h 59mTravel, car ferry
- Walk from English Channel to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
29h 39mTravel, Eurotunnel, drive
- Walk from English Channel to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santander
23h 14mTravel, train, train to Newcastle, fly to Santander Airport
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Santander Airport (SDR)NCL - SDR
15h 35mTravel, train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Santander Airport (SDR)GLA - SDR
9h 25mTravel, train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)MAN - SDR
8h 16mTravel, train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
11h 7mTravel, train, train to Liverpool, fly to Santander Airport
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Santander Airport (SDR)LPL - SDR
10h 28mTravel, train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Walk from English Channel to Parton
- Take the train from Parton to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)STN - SDR
9h 56mTravel, train, bus, car ferry
- Walk from English Channel to Corkickle
- Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Birmingham Coach Station120 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Plymouth Coach Station101 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
35h 7mTravel, train, car ferry
- Walk from English Channel to Corkickle
- Take the train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
44h 38m
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between English Channel and Santander is 1631 km.
The best way to get from English Channel to Santander without a car is to travel and train and bus which takes 26h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from English Channel to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of English Channel. It is currently 6:21 PM in English Channel and 7:21 PM in Santander.
There are 1947+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between English Channel and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from English Channel to Santander. However, you can travel to Parton, take the train to Carlisle, take the train to Haymarket, walk to Haymarket, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from English Channel to Santander E.A. via Parton, Carlisle, London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lille, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 26h 59m.
- 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 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Newcastle to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Newcastle to Santander Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Newcastle to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Parton to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Corkickle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Corkickle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–29
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Carlisle to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Airport The Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- 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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