There are 11 ways to get from Greece to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Athens International Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ATH - SDR
8h 22m€79–229Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
43hDrive 3,393.3 km
- Drive from Athens to Santandercar 3,393.3 km
34h 33m€614–886Fly Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 16m€88–227Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HER - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 54m€130–339Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SKG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 46m€101–210Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
45h 26mBus via Padova
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Padova Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Padova to Santanderbus
2d 4h€195–255Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 10h€196–250Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus
2d 13h€161–238Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Santandercar
35h 35m€652–923
Greece to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €230 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Santander. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Santander via Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Greece and Santander is 2440 km. The road distance is 3393.3 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Greece to Santander, including transfers.
Greece to Santander bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Greece to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €190 - €260 and takes 2 days 4h.
Greece to Santander bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Santander is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 8:21 PM in Greece and 7:21 PM in Santander.
What companies run services between Greece and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Santander via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Padova Autostazione, and Padova in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://web.facebook.com/BarilevaTuristKosova
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 135 228
- zhitia-turist@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pristina to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Padova Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €75–90
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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