There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Altea by plane, shuttle, train, tram, bus, or car
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Fly from Santander Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SDR - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
2h 53m€71–186Train, tram via Madrid
cheapest- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
10h 10m€47–149Bus
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to Benidormbus
12h 45m€59–118Drive 811.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Alteacar 811.7 km
8h 31m€126–182Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
5h 59m€59–137Train, tram
- Take the train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Alv
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
10h 36m€51–101Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgosbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Burgos to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus Alsa
13h 30m€47–113
Santander to Altea by train, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Altea is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 12h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Altea is to fly and shuttle which takes 2h 53m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Altea. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Altea via Madrid Chamartín, Alicante - Luceros and Benidorm. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 10m.
The distance between Santander and Altea is 713 km. The road distance is 811.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Altea without a car is to train and tram via Madrid which takes 10h 10m and costs €45 - €150.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Santander to Altea, including transfers.
Santander to Altea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Altea train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Altea is 812 km. It takes approximately 8h 31m to drive from Santander to Altea.
There are 8234+ hotels available in Altea.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Altea, Spain?
Bilman operates a bus from Santander Bus Station to Benidorm twice daily. Tickets cost €55–120 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Albir
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Burgos to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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