There are 9 ways to get from Genoa to Santander by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane GOA - SDR
7h 20m€141–242Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MXP - SDR
10h 13m€84–241Train
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimigliatrain Ic
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
21h 52m€225–407Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
23h 3m€90–159Drive 1,273.8 km
- Drive from Genoa to Santandercar 1,273.8 km
12h 23m€202–292Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TRN - SDR
8h 43m€93–327Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Paviatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIN - SDR
9h 49m€132–315Fly Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GOA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 20m€89–251Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
25h 38m€103–199
Genoa to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Santander is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €140 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Santander. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Santander E.A. via Nice Airport and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Genoa to Santander. However, there are services departing from Genova P.Za Principe and arriving at Santander via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Genoa and Santander is 1031 km. The road distance is 1273.8 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Santander without a car is to train which takes 21h 52m and costs €220 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Genoa to Santander, including transfers.
Genoa to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Genoa station.
Genoa to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, depart from Genova P.Za Principe station.
The best way to get from Genoa to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €140 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €410 and takes 21h 52m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 23h 3m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genova P.Za Principe to Santander via Ventimiglia, Nice Ville, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 21h 52m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Genova Brignole to Pavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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Genoa to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nice Airport station.
Genoa to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genoa to Santander is 1274 km. It takes approximately 12h 23m to drive from Genoa to Santander.
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