There are 11 ways to get from Liverpool to Santander by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train
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Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)MAN - SDR
5h€85–205Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santander
29h 39m€70–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz CiboureTgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
16h 51m€257–818Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
25h 25m€153–813Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MAN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
7h 50m€74–193Fly Liverpool to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LPL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
10h 1m€73–288Fly Liverpool to Santander Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Santander Airport (SDR)LPL - SDR
6h 51m€74–320Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)STN - SDR
7h 12m€126–451Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-RochTgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
23h 55m€292–964Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
40h 59m€139–870Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santander
17h 53m
Liverpool to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Santander is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €200 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 5h and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Santander. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Santander. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Santander via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 55m.
The distance between Liverpool and Santander is 1170 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 51m and costs €250 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Liverpool to Santander, including transfers.
Liverpool to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Santander train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Santander is to bus which takes 29h 39m and costs €70 - €280. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €320 and takes 6h 51m, you could also train, which costs €290 - €1000 and takes 23h 55m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Santander via London Victoria and Paris in around 29h 39m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- €5–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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More Questions & Answers
Liverpool to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 3:28 PM in Liverpool and 4:28 PM in Santander.
Liverpool to Santander train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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Book your Liverpool to Santander bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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