There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane HEL - SDR
12h 58m€83–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
47h 2m€267–548Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Tczewtrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
47h 43m€339–579Drive 4,666.8 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Santandercar 4,666.8 km
2d€827–1,194Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HEL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h 39m€107–321Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
2d 7h€140–270Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 15h€145–315Bus, train via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus
2d 16h€228–393Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Santandercar
2d 1h€831–1,196
Helsinki to Santander by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly which costs €80 - €300 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 11h 39m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Santander. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Santander via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Helsinki and Santander is 2712 km. The road distance is 4666.8 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 47h 2m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 12h 58m to get from Helsinki to Santander, including transfers.
Helsinki to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly which takes 12h 58m and costs €80 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €140 - €270 and takes 2 days 7h.
Helsinki to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Santander is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 6:49 AM in Helsinki and 5:49 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Santander via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Tczew to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Santander is 4667 km. It takes approximately 2 days 0h to drive from Helsinki to Santander.
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