There are 11 ways to get from Luton to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car train
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Fly Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
5h 4m€53–207Train, bus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
15h 12m€250–483Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
24h 16m€140–795Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
25h 10m€100–181Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LHR - SDR
7h 20m€128–235Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STN - SDR
5h 32m€63–268Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 4m€71–244Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 14m€78–236Train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
22h 28m€312–578Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Luton to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
37h 36m€143–692Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
15h 4m
Luton to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €50 - €210 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 5h 4m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Santander via London Victoria, Dover and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Santander. However, there are services departing from Luton 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 22h 28m.
The distance between Luton and Santander is 1087 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 12m and costs €250 - €490.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Luton to Santander, including transfers.
Luton to Santander bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Santander train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Santander is to bus which takes 25h 10m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €600 and takes 22h 28m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Santander via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 25h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luton to Santander via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 22h 28m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €30–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Luton to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €25–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–18
- 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
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–240
- 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 44m
- 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
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from East Croydon to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €27–40
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.greenline.co.uk/timetables-search/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- 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
Luton to Santander bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 11:47 PM in Luton and 12:47 AM in Santander.
Luton to Santander train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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