There are 6 ways to get from Recife 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 to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane REC - SDR
12h 48m€341–1,401Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane REC - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
15h 26m€250–920Fly to Asturias Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane REC - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.bus
17h 15m€280–993Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane REC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
16h 4m€402–989Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane REC - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
18h 4m€460–1,834Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Recife International Airport (REC) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane REC - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
19h 2m€670–2,732
Recife International Airport (REC) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recife to Santander is to fly and train which costs €400 - €1000 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Recife to Santander is to fly which takes 12h 48m and costs €340 - €1400.
The distance between Recife and Santander is 6551 km.
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Recife to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 5h ahead of Recife. It is currently 10:23 PM in Recife and 3:23 AM in Santander.
There are 2260+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Recife, Brazil and Santander, Spain?
Iberia flies from Recife International Airport (REC) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Recife International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,800
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Asturias Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Recife International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Recife International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Recife International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Recife International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,800
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Oviedo to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
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