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How to get fromOttawa to Santanderby plane, bus or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Santander by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane YOW - BIO
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    15h 40m
    €402–871

  2. Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport

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    1. Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane YOW - SDR
    15h 49m
    €243–953

  3. Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain train
    2. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane YUL - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    15h 24m
    €331–842

  4. Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain train
    2. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane YUL - SDR
    13h 57m
    €272–1,074

  5. Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane YOW - BIQ
    2. Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus bus
    19h 25m
    €339–1,346

  6. Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain train
    2. Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane YUL - MAD
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train
    16h 28m
    €315–812

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration11h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€203Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Santander, Spain?

Porter Airlines, Iberia, and six other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day.

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