There are 7 ways to get from Leon to Santander by car, plane, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Kirksville Regional Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Drive from Leon to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)car
- Fly from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane IRK - SDR
17h 49m€457–1,724Bus to Kansas City, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lamoni to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MCI - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
23h 26m€357–1,307Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DSM - SDR
24h 6m€652–2,379Drive to Kirksville Regional Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Drive from Leon to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)car
- Fly from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane IRK - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
19h 35m€366–1,442Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DSM - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
23h 28m€551–1,997Bus to Kansas City, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MCI - SDR
21h 34m€428–1,589Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Lamoni to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DSM - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
23h 17m€515–1,867
Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leon to Santander is to bus and fly which costs €350 - €1400 and takes 23h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Leon to Santander is to drive and fly which takes 17h 49m and costs €450 - €1800.
The distance between Leon and Santander is 7171 km.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Leon to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 7h ahead of Leon. It is currently 1:48 PM in Leon and 8:48 PM in Santander.
There are 2027+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Leon, IA, USA and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Leon to Santander. However, you can drive to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) airport then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Lamoni, take the bus to Des Moines, take the bus to Ames, walk to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, take the shuttle to Des Moines International Airport, IA, walk to Des Moines (DSM) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR).
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,700
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Charlotte, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,700
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Newark, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,800
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via New York JFK, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €440–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,700
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Santander Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via Minneapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
Flights from Kansas City to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Santander Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kirksville Regional Airport to Bilbao Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Lamoni to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Lamoni to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- 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/
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