There are 10 ways to get from Mainz to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Frankfurt to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FRA - SDR
7h 14m€106–342Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 29m€104–291Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain S5 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
17h 39m€280–481Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
19h 24m€162–304Drive 1,483 km
- Drive from Mainz to Santandercar 1,483 km
14h 54m€233–336Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 9m€120–333Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 19m€121–339Fly Frankfurt to Asturias Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane FRA - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.bus
8h 51m€134–324Bus
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
21h 15m€108–184Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routièrebus L40
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
26h 53m
Mainz to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Santander is to bus which costs €100 - €190 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 15m.
The distance between Mainz and Santander is 1222 km. The road distance is 1483 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 39m and costs €280 - €490.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Mainz to Santander, including transfers.
Mainz to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 21h 15m.
Mainz to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Santander is 1483 km. It takes approximately 14h 54m to drive from Mainz to Santander.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 21h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Friday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mainz, Römisches Theater to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mainz central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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