There are 9 ways to get from Interlaken to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ZRH - SDR
8h 35m€168–463Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 8m€105–459Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
15h 58m€232–573Bus
- Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
22h 21m€108–213Drive 1,284.4 km
- Drive from Interlaken to Santandercar 1,284.4 km
13h 34m€224–323Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h€156–452Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 12m€149–469Train
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Basel SBBtrain Ice
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
22h 32m€320–682Train, bus
- Take the train from Interlaken West to Berntrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
24h 20m€171–406
Interlaken to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Interlaken to Santander is to bus which costs €100 - €220 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Interlaken to Santander is to train and fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €160 - €470.
No, there is no direct train from Interlaken to Santander. However, there are services departing from Interlaken West and arriving at Santander via Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 32m.
The distance between Interlaken and Santander is 1248 km. The road distance is 1284.4 km.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 15h 58m and costs €230 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Interlaken to Santander, including transfers.
Interlaken to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Interlaken West station.
The best way to get from Interlaken to Santander is to bus which takes 22h 21m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €320 - €700 and takes 22h 32m.
Interlaken to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Interlaken to Santander is 1284 km. It takes approximately 13h 34m to drive from Interlaken to Santander.
What companies run services between Interlaken, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Interlaken, Jungfraustrasse to Santander E.A. via Thun, Bahnhof, Thun, Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 22h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Interlaken West to Santander via Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Dijon Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 22h 32m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Interlaken West to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Interlaken West to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Interlaken West to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- 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 Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.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 Bern to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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