There are 13 ways to get from Germany to Santander by plane, train, bus, car, train (TGV, Renfe), night train, or car train
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STR - SDR
7h 12m€90–307Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CRL - SDR
7h 2m€86–395Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
21h 2m€381–728Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1387
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
32h 40m€158–268Drive 2,039.8 km
- Drive from Berlin to Santandercar 2,039.8 km
18h 53m€318–460Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 19m€89–257Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 26m€88–256Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 20m€108–285Fly Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 45m€109–274Train, bus via Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Ter
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
22h 23m€403–788Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg 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 / ...
28h 43m€492–920Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Mannheim Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
33h 54m€143–326Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Santandercar
21h 35m€365–518
Germany to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €260 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Santander is to train and bus and fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €85 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Santander. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Santander. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Santander via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg, Marseille St Charles, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 43m.
The distance between Germany and Santander is 1179 km. The road distance is 2039.8 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 2m and costs €380 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Germany to Santander, including transfers.
Germany to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Germany to Santander train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €90 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €270 and takes 32h 40m, you could also train, which costs €490 - €950 and takes 28h 43m.
What companies run services between Germany and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, and Volotea fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 32h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Liège Rue du Plan Inclined to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Germany to Santander train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Santander is 2040 km. It takes approximately 18h 53m to drive from Germany to Santander.
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