There are 11 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
9h€101–172Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
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 Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 50m€61–220Train
- 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 Ic / ...
20h 44m€265–476Bus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
22h 48m€121–201Drive 1,273.7 km
- Drive from Genoa to Santandercar 1,273.7 km
12h 26m€202–291Fly 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 Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 33m€80–287Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Piacenzatrain
- Take the train from Piacenza to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BLQ - SDR
8h 8m€85–274Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- 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
7h 57m€71–255Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingottotrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 42m€84–275Train, bus via Marseille
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Ventimigliatrain Re
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santanderbus
21h 41m€211–449Train, bus
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Santanderbus
23h 26m€122–246
Genoa to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genoa to Santander is to train and fly and bus which costs €60 - €220 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Genoa to Santander is to train and fly which takes 7h 57m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Genoa to Santander. However, there are services departing from Genoa and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Nice Airport and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 48m.
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 20h 44m.
The distance between Genoa and Santander is 1031 km. The road distance is 1273.7 km.
The best way to get from Genoa to Santander without a car is to train which takes 20h 44m and costs €260 - €480.
It takes approximately 9h 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 9h and costs €100 - €180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €480 and takes 20h 44m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 22h 48m.
What companies run services between Genoa, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a week. 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 20h 44m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–85
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Piacenza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
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- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova Brignole to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
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/
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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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 26m to drive from Genoa to Santander.
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