There are 7 ways to get from Pals to Santander by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Flaçà to Barcelona SantsR11 / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
10h 22m€145–335Bus, train, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)BCN - SDR
6h 34m€58–221Bus
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord1
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Santander E.A.Alsa
13h 15m€84–145Drive 780.2 km
- Drive from Pals to Santander780.2 km
8h 27m€123–177Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord1
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
15h 6m€72–132Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord1
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-AbandoAlv
- Take the train from Bilbao to Santander
15h 34m€80–119Bus, train, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BCN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
9h 35m€61–209
Pals to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pals to Santander is to bus via Donostia / San Sebastián which costs €70 - €140 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pals to Santander is to bus and train and fly which takes 6h 34m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Pals to Santander. However, there are services departing from Pals, marquesina and arriving at Santander E.A. via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
The distance between Pals and Santander is 1195 km. The road distance is 780.2 km.
The best way to get from Pals to Santander without a car is to train which takes 10h 22m and costs €140 - €340.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Pals to Santander, including transfers.
Pals to Santander bus services, operated by Moventis, depart from Pals, marquesina station.
The best way to get from Pals to Santander is to train which takes 10h 22m and costs €140 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 13h 15m.
Pals to Santander bus services, operated by Moventis, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pals to Santander is 780 km. It takes approximately 8h 27m to drive from Pals to Santander.
What companies run services between Pals, Spain and Santander, Spain?
You can take a vehicle from Pals to Santander via Flaçà, Barcelona-Sants, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 10h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pals, marquesina to Santander E.A. via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 13h 15m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Flaçà to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 972 21 63 53
- autocars@ampsa.org
- Website
- ampsa.org
Bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- ampsa.org
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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