There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Santander by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe)
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Bus to Vigo, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Braga to Vigo - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane VGO - SDR
4h 22m€88–256Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bilbaobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
15h 45m€35–112Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guardatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Guarda to Salamancabus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Valladolidbus
- Take the train from Valladolid to Santandertrain Alv / ...
14h 16m€55–114Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Valladolidbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Valladolid to Santandertrain Alv / ...
14h 50m€39–147Drive 828.4 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Santandercar 828.4 km
7h 57m€128–185Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OPO - SDR
5h 47m€57–192Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIS - SDR
5h 59m€63–210Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OPO - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
6h 32m€41–140Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LIS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
6h 39m€42–178Bus via Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
16h 5m€40–107Train
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamentotrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Badajoztrain Re
- Take the train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
16h 29m€70–189
Portugal to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Santander is to bus and train which costs €35 - €150 and takes 14h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 4h 22m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Santander. However, there are services departing from Martim Moniz and arriving at Santander E.A. via Lisbon - Oriente and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Portugal to Santander. However, there are services departing from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia and arriving at Santander via Entroncamento, Badajoz and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 29m.
The distance between Portugal and Santander is 522 km. The road distance is 828.4 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 16m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Portugal to Santander, including transfers.
Portugal to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
Portugal to Santander train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Santander is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €55 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €120 and takes 15h 45m, you could also train, which costs €70 - €190 and takes 16h 29m.
What companies run services between Portugal and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Santander E.A. via Estação Oriente, Lisbon - Oriente, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Vigo to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Vigo to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Guarda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Entroncamento to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valladolid to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Badajoz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Braga to Vigo - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Guarda to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- 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 Lisbon - Oriente to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Portugal to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Portugal to Santander train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Entroncamento station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Santander is 828 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Portugal to Santander.
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