There are 10 ways to get from Lens to Santander by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Bordeaux
best- Take the train from Arras to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to SantanderFlixBus 783 / ...
13h 33m€100–290Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao IntermodalBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.Alsa
20h 20m€50–150Train, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Massy TgvTgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to HendayeTgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
13h 36m€120–325Drive 1,190.7 km
- Drive from Lens to Santander1,190.7 km
11h 31m€187–271Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BRU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 24m€100–304Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Lens to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)781
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Santander783B
17h€52–142Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)CDG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
8h 54m€105–384Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)ORY - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 2m€84–261Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)CDG - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 59m€164–497Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)CRL - SDR
8h 17m€105–321
Lens to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lens to Santander is to bus which costs €50 - €150 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lens to Santander is to train and fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €100 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Lens to Santander. However, there are services departing from Lens and arriving at Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Lens and Santander is 1221 km. The road distance is 1190.7 km.
The best way to get from Lens to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 13h 33m and costs €100 - €290.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Lens to Santander, including transfers.
Lens to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lens station.
Lens to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lens to Santander is 1191 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Lens to Santander.
Book your Lens to Santander bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Lens to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 17h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Arras to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- 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 Arras to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Arras to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
Train from Arras to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lens to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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