There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Santander by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FRA - SDR
9h 35m€130–389Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 40m€129–335Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
28h 15m€145–272Drive 1,683.7 km
- Drive from Europe to Santandercar 1,683.7 km
16h 36m€271–391Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 50m€141–451Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 26m€147–445Train to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Fly from Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ERF - SDR
10h 21m€170–684Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhoftrain 24
- Take the bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
32h 41m€188–422Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
33h 38m€184–414
Europe to Santander by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Santander is to train and fly and bus which costs €120 - €340 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Santander is to train and fly which takes 9h 35m and costs €130 - €390.
The distance between Europe and Santander is 1382 km. The road distance is 1683.7 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 28h 15m and costs €140 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Europe to Santander, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Santander is 1684 km. It takes approximately 16h 36m to drive from Europe to Santander.
There are 2180+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Europe and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Santander. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 28h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Erfurt–Weimar Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
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