There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Santander by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)RUH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
15h 51m€161–451Drive 6,310.3 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Santander6,310.3 km
2d 14h€978–1,413Fly to Santander Airport
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Santander Airport (SDR)RUH - SDR
14h 51m€202–603Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)RUH - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
18h 56m€256–828Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)RUH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
18h 6m€170–366
Riyadh (RUH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Santander is to fly and train which costs €170 - €370 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Santander is to fly which takes 14h 51m and costs €200 - €650.
The distance between Riyadh and Santander is 5071 km. The road distance is 6310.3 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Riyadh to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 8:58 AM in Riyadh and 6:58 AM in Santander.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Santander is 6310 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Riyadh to Santander.
There are 1951+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Santander, Spain?
Saudia, Vueling Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Santander Airport via Cairo, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Riyadh to Santander Airport via Athens, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Riyadh to Santander Airport via Beirut, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Riyadh to Santander Airport via Cairo, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Riyadh to Santander Airport via Athens, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bilbao Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–430
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Bilbao Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from Riyadh to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Beirut
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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