There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Aachen by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Paris
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
13h 27m€137–458Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Take the bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Liège-GuilleminsIc / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen WestS43
25h 2m€71–204Drive 1,406.9 km
- Drive from Santander to Aachen1,406.9 km
13h 39m€223–322Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
8h 12m€106–256Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Aachen station west
25h 44m€113–193Fly Santander Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)SDR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
8h 45m€115–365Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)BIO - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
8h 29m€86–304Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
8h 56m€138–364Fly Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)SDR - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
6h 42m€100–387
Santander to Aachen by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Aachen is to bus and train which costs €70 - €210 and takes 25h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Aachen is to fly and bus and train which takes 6h 42m and costs €100 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Aachen station west via Bilbao Intermodal and Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 44m.
The distance between Santander and Aachen is 1455 km. The road distance is 1406.9 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Aachen without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 13h 27m and costs €130 - €460.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Santander to Aachen, including transfers.
Santander to Aachen bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Aachen bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Aachen is 1407 km. It takes approximately 13h 39m to drive from Santander to Aachen.
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Aachen station west via Bilbao Intermodal and Vitoria-Gasteiz in around 25h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–50
- Comfort
- €35–55
- Premium
- €55–75
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €16–19
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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