There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Santander by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane YOW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
16h 6m€221–922Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane YOW - SDR
13h 12m€263–1,103Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane YUL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
16h 42m€360–794Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane YUL - SDR
12h 42m€522–1,025Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane YOW - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
18h 50m€349–1,437Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane YUL - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
16h 22m€338–808
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Santander is to train and fly which costs €330 - €850 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Santander is to train and fly which takes 12h 42m and costs €500 - €1100.
The distance between Ottawa and Santander is 5716 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from Ottawa to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 5h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 5:52 AM in Ottawa and 10:52 AM in Santander.
There are 2176+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Santander, Spain?
Air Canada, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–490
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- €21–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- €21–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- €19–30
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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 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 Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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