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
15h 51m€412–871Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane YOW - SDR
15h 49m€243–1,003Train 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
15h 34m€341–842Train 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
13h 57m€272–1,074Fly 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 to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Santanderbus
18h 55m€356–1,343Train 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€325–867
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 €320 - €900 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Santander is to train and fly which takes 13h 57m and costs €270 - €1100.
The distance between Ottawa and Santander is 5712 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Ottawa to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 2:13 PM in Ottawa and 8:13 PM in Santander.
There are 1941+ hotels available in Santander.
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.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Halifax, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Halifax, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Halifax, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–550
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- €21–75
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- €21–55
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- €18–29
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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