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€71–186Bus, 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€35–119Drive 833.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Alès833.2 km
8h 17m€132–191Fly 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 25m€87–304Train
- 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 10m€121–204Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nîmes
- Take the bus from Nimes to Ales
14h 25m€63–166Fly 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 6m€69–330Bus 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 32m€83–275Bus 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 3m€67–301Bus 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 15m€112–340Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- 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 31m€169–474
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 €35 - €120 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 14h 25m.
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 10m.
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 €70 - €190.
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 10m and costs €120 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 14h 25m.
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 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Ales via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, Nîmes, Parnasse, Lycee Cci, and Nimes in around 14h 25m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
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 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–85
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- 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
- €1–12
- 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
- 18 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- €85–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- 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
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- 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
- €8–22
- 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
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–20
- 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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