There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Alès by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via Irun
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to AlesTer
13h 48m€78–151Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to NimesTer
- Take the train from Nimes to AlesTer
14h 8m€42–107Drive 833.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Alès833.2 km
8h 17m€132–190Fly Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)SDR - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
11h 28m€97–194Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to AlesTer
14h 6m€130–204Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nîmes
- Take the bus from Nimes to Ales
16h 45m€63–169Fly Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)SDR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
9h 15m€79–310Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)BIO - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
11h 31m€93–258Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)BIO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
11h 7m€77–284Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)BIO - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
12h 44m€123–314Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
10h 25m€141–398
Santander to Alès by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Alès is to bus and train which costs €40 - €110 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alès is to drive which takes 8h 17m and costs €130 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Alès. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Ales via Bilbao, Parnasse and Nimes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Alès. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Ales via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Nimes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 6m.
The distance between Santander and Alès is 923 km. The road distance is 833.2 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Alès without a car is to bus and train via Irun which takes 13h 48m and costs €75 - €160.
It takes approximately 13h 48m to get from Santander to Alès, including transfers.
Santander to Alès bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Alès train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Alès is to train which takes 14h 6m and costs €130 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 16h 45m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Alès, France?
You can take a train from Santander to Ales via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, and Nimes in around 14h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Ales via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, Nîmes, Parnasse, Lycee Cci, and Nimes in around 16h 45m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
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 Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–25
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €4–25
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Alès bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Alès train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Alès is 833 km. It takes approximately 8h 17m to drive from Santander to Alès.
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