There are 8 ways to get from Gibraltar to Santander by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe)
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Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane AGP - SDR
4h 35m€75–213Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AGP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 36m€53–163Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airportbus
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
11h 6m€117–252Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobusesbus Algeciras
- Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Mad-San / ...
15h 13m€55–182Drive 1,016.6 km
- Drive from Gibraltar to Santandercar 1,016.6 km
10h 5m€161–233Bus to Jerez Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Los Barrios to Jerez de la Fronterabus
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane XRY - SDR
6h 37m€97–303Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
13h 24m€138–213Bus
- Take the bus from Algeciras to Bilbao Intermodalbus Algeciras
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Irun-Stder / ...
19h 54m€84–163
Gibraltar to Santander by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gibraltar to Santander is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Gibraltar to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 4h 35m and costs €75 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Gibraltar to Santander. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Madrid, Avenida de América. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Gibraltar to Santander. However, there are services departing from Algeciras and arriving at Santander via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
The distance between Gibraltar and Santander is 875 km. The road distance is 1016.6 km.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 6m and costs €110 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Gibraltar to Santander, including transfers.
Gibraltar to Santander bus services, operated by Interbus, depart from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción station.
Gibraltar to Santander train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Algeciras station.
The best way to get from Gibraltar to Santander is to bus via Madrid which takes 15h 13m and costs €55 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 13h 24m.
What companies run services between Gibraltar and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses, Méndez Álvaro, Intercambiador Av América Metro, and Madrid, Avenida de América in around 15h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses La Línea de la Concepción to Santander via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 13h 24m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–460
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Jerez Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–460
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- infobus@interbus.es
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción to Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Los Barrios to Jerez de la Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Algeciras to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Gibraltar to Santander bus services, operated by Interbus, arrive at Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Gibraltar to Santander train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gibraltar to Santander is 1017 km. It takes approximately 10h 5m to drive from Gibraltar to Santander.
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