There are 11 ways to get from Maastricht to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Eurostar, 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.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BRU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
8h 43m€86–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maastricht to Brussels SouthN84 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
23h 34m€44–139Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayeTgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santander
15h 11m€126–367Drive 1,379.7 km
- Drive from Maastricht to Santander1,379.7 km
13h 32m€246–355Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 34m€107–270Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)CRL - SDR
6h 15m€95–264Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Maastricht to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)AMS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 46m€116–318Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Santander Airport (SDR)EIN - SDR
8h 43m€115–390Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)CRL - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 50m€106–368Train
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-MidiIc / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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 / ...
21h 30m€237–518Train, bus
- Take the train from Hasselt to Brussels-NordIc / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
23h 46m€84–177
Maastricht to Santander by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maastricht to Santander is to bus which costs €40 - €140 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Maastricht to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Maastricht to Santander. However, there are services departing from Maastricht and arriving at Santander E.A. via Brussels - Midi Train Station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Maastricht to Santander. However, there are services departing from Maastricht and arriving at Santander via Liège-Guillemins, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 30m.
The distance between Maastricht and Santander is 1248 km. The road distance is 1379.7 km.
The best way to get from Maastricht to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 15h 11m and costs €120 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Maastricht to Santander, including transfers.
Maastricht to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Maastricht to Santander train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Liège-Guillemins station.
The best way to get from Maastricht to Santander is to bus which takes 23h 34m and costs €40 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €550 and takes 21h 30m.
What companies run services between Maastricht, Netherlands and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Maastricht to Santander E.A. via Brussels - Midi Train Station and Bilbao Intermodal in around 23h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Maastricht to Santander via Liège-Guillemins, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 21h 30m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- iberia.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 Eindhoven Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Train from Hasselt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Maastricht to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €38–42
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €21–24
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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 San Sebastian / Donostia to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Maastricht to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Maastricht to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Maastricht Meerssenerweg 231 to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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Maastricht to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels South station.
Maastricht to Santander train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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