There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Santander by bus, plane, train, train (Renfe), or car
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Bus to Vigo, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáizbus
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane VGO - SDR
4h 32m€83–255Bus via Bilbao
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1193A / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
14h 6m€35–112Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon Sete Rios to Valladolidbus FlixBus N1193
- Take the train from Valladolid to Santandertrain Alv / ...
12h 59m€64–107Train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente 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 42m€79–157Drive 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€52–172Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIS - SDR
5h 52m€62–212Fly 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 28m€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 28m€41–180Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Porto to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
14h 40m€40–119Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus Alsa
15h 26m€40–112
Portugal to Santander by subway, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Santander is to train and bus which costs €35 - €120 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 4h 32m and costs €80 - €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 and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
The distance between Portugal and Santander is 523 km. The road distance is 828.4 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Santander without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 59m and costs €60 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 32m to get from Portugal to Santander, including transfers.
Portugal to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
The best way to get from Portugal to Santander is to train which takes 16h 42m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €50 - €180 and takes 5h 47m, you could also bus via Bilbao, which costs €35 - €120 and takes 14h 6m.
Portugal to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Santander is 828 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Portugal to Santander.
What companies run services between Portugal and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Martim Moniz to Santander via Estação Oriente, Lisboa Oriente, Entroncamento, Badajoz, and Madrid Chamartín in around 16h 42m. Alternatively, Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Vigo to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Vigo to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
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
- €50–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–90
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
- €65–160
- 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
- €80–210
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
- €50–180
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–90
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
- €65–160
- 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
- €24–90
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- 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
- €24–90
- 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
- €50–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Valladolid to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- 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
Train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–11
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Vigo Urzáiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon Sete Rios to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Porto to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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