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 14m€118–333Fly Exeter to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EXT - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 47m€96–343Taxi, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Exeter to Plymouthtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
21h 7m€407–1,063Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- 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
27h 45m€134–263Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
17h 15mFly Exeter to Santander Airport
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane EXT - SDR
10h 58m€98–374Train 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 37m€148–426Train, 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 40m€135–381Train 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 20m€115–454
Exeter to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Santander is to bus which costs €130 - €270 and takes 27h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 14m and costs €110 - €340.
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 27h 45m.
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 7m and costs €400 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Exeter to Santander, including transfers.
Exeter to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Santander is to bus which takes 27h 45m and costs €130 - €270. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €380 and takes 10h 58m.
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 12:41 PM in Exeter and 1:41 PM 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 27h 45m. Alternatively, Loganair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Exeter to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Exeter to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Exeter to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- 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
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- €300–370
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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