There are 7 ways to get from Loire Valley to Santander by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Port Boulet to Tours
- Take the bus from Tours to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
13h 44m€92–129Train, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Saumur to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santander Airport (SDR)NTE - SDR
9h 56m€79–262Train, bus
- Take the train from Port Boulet to ToursTer
- Take the train from Tours to PoitiersTer
- Take the train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz CiboureTer
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
14h 35m€119–280Drive 738.4 km
- Drive from Loire Valley to Santander738.4 km
7h 33m€116–167Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR to Gare Routiere 1 - LoudunL2
- Take the bus from LOUDUN Aire d'échange du Bellay to POITIERS Pôle Multimodal/SNCF/CV110
- Take the train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santander
15h 12mTrain
- Take the train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-CorpsTer
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to HendayeTer
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-BilbaoE1
- Take the train from Bilbao to Santander
15h 52m€107–257Bus via Poitiers
- Take the bus from Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR to Gare Routiere 1 - LoudunL2
- Take the bus from LOUDUN Aire d'échange du Bellay to POITIERS Gare Leon Blum110
- Take the bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
16h 45m
Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Loire Valley to Santander is to bus which costs €90 - €130 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Loire Valley to Santander is to drive which takes 7h 33m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Loire Valley to Santander. However, there are services departing from Centre 2 - Montsoreau and arriving at Santander E.A. via Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR, LOUDUN Aire d'échange du Bellay, Poitiers - Bus Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
The distance between Loire Valley and Santander is 823 km. The road distance is 738.4 km.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 13h 44m and costs €90 - €130.
It takes approximately 13h 44m to get from Loire Valley to Santander, including transfers.
Loire Valley to Santander bus services, operated by Ogalo, depart from Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR station.
The best way to get from Loire Valley to Santander is to bus which takes 13h 44m and costs €90 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €260 and takes 15h 52m.
Loire Valley to Santander bus services, operated by Ogalo, arrive at Gare Routiere 1 - Loudun station.
Yes, the driving distance between Loire Valley to Santander is 738 km. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Loire Valley to Santander.
What companies run services between Loire Valley, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Santander E.A. via Port Boulet, Tours, Gare de Tours 5, Peupliers, Tours, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 13h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Loire Valley to Santander via Saumur, St Pierre Des Corps, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, Amara-Donostia, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, and Bilbao in around 15h 52m.
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- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
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 Port Boulet to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Tours to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Rail 1st Class
- €55–80
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Poitiers to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Port Boulet to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tours to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 2 41 51 11 87
- Website
- ogalo-saumurvaldeloire.fr
Bus from Gare routière Pôle Balzac U - SAUMUR to Gare Routiere 1 - Loudun
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- ogalo-saumurvaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- 05 49 210 400
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from LOUDUN Aire d'échange du Bellay to POITIERS Pôle Multimodal/SNCF/CV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from LOUDUN Aire d'échange du Bellay to POITIERS Gare Leon Blum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
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