There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Santander by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
4h 48m€64–223Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORK - SDR
7h€59–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
30h 14m€85–609Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Santanderbus
4d 7h€131–411Fly Shannon Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SNN - SDR
11h 2m€71–288Fly Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 57m€77–192Train to Belfast International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BFS - SDR
9h 19m€74–236Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Take the bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.bus
34h 13m€81–603
Ireland to Santander by train, car ferry, taxi, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €75 - €200 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Santander is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €60 - €230.
The distance between Ireland and Santander is 1152 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 7h and costs €130 - €420.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Ireland to Santander, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Santander is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €420 and takes 4 days 7h.
Santander is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 12:27 AM in Ireland and 1:27 AM in Santander.
There are 2089+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Ireland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair flies from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Santander via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, and Suceava in around 4d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Suceava to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santurce/Santurtzi to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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