There are 9 ways to get from Milan to Santander by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), train, bus, or car
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIN - SDR
7h 32m€87–282Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 41m€41–164Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
21h 3m€250–473Train, bus via Chambéry
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Fr
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
22h 20m€122–219Drive 1,332.9 km
- Drive from Milan to Santandercar 1,332.9 km
14h 29m€210–304Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MXP - SDR
6h 53m€59–175Fly Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LIN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 15m€86–271Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
23h 3m€98–196Train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain 8973 / ...
- Take the bus from Padova to Santanderbus
27h 31m€91–135
Milan to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Santander is to train and fly and bus which costs €40 - €170 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Santander is to train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €55 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Santander. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Santander E.A. via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Santander. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Santander via Lyon Part Dieu, Nimes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 3m.
The distance between Milan and Santander is 1070 km. The road distance is 1332.9 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Santander without a car is to train which takes 21h 3m and costs €250 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Milan to Santander, including transfers.
Milan to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs €85 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €250 - €480 and takes 21h 3m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €200 and takes 23h 3m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, easyJet, and Ryanair UK fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milano Centrale to Santander via Lyon Part Dieu, Nimes, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 21h 3m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Milan to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Santander is 1333 km. It takes approximately 14h 29m to drive from Milan to Santander.
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