There are 12 ways to get from Leipzig to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, or night train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LEJ - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 8m€101–348Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N780
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783 / ...
28h 20m€75–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
20h 28m€203–468Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
23h 5m€155–453Drive 1,896.1 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Santandercar 1,896.1 km
18h 27m€298–431Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BER - SDR
9h 13m€98–309Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 3m€87–307Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h 18m€153–395Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 29m€140–388Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PRG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h 46m€93–283Train, bus via Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Angoulemetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Santanderbus
21h 9m€283–605Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
33h 1m€167–438
Leipzig to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Santander is to bus which costs €75 - €240 and takes 28h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs €85 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
The distance between Leipzig and Santander is 1582 km. The road distance is 1896.1 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 28m and costs €200 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Leipzig to Santander, including transfers.
Leipzig to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Santander is 1896 km. It takes approximately 18h 27m to drive from Leipzig to Santander.
Book your Leipzig to Santander bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- 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
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Angouleme to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz-Petershausen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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 Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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