There are 9 ways to get from Exeter to Santander by train, plane, bus, taxi, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 7m€86–236Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 501 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
28h 10m€85–179Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Exeter to Plymouthtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
21h 9m€374–1,053Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
17h 14mFly Exeter to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EXT - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 40m€122–322Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
7h 20m€152–386Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 34m€140–395Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 23m€119–435Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BRS - SDR
8h 55m€97–228
Exeter to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Santander is to bus which costs €85 - €180 and takes 28h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Santander is to train and fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €150 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Santander via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
The distance between Exeter and Santander is 1148 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Santander without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 21h 9m and costs €370 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Exeter to Santander, including transfers.
Exeter to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Santander is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 5:18 PM in Exeter and 6:18 PM in Santander.
There are 1472+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 28h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46–48
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €70–100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €110–160
- 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 Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- €290–360
ZCars
- Phone
- +44 1392 422 888
White Swan Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1392 278 784
- Website
- whiteswantaxis.co.uk
Totnes Taxis Ltd
- Phone
- +44 1803 868686
- Website
- totnestaxis.co.uk
Roadrunner Taxis Totnes
- Phone
- +44 1803 732 834
- Website
- roadrunnertaxistotnes.co.uk
Exe Cars
- Phone
- +44 1392 555 555
- Website
- exetercars.com
Apple Taxis Exeter
- Phone
- +44 1392 666 666
- Website
- appletaxisexeter.co.uk
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