There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Alvor by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), or car
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Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Farobus
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 11m€65–263Bus via Lisbon
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Alvor - Centrobus
20h 20m€40–164Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Entroncamentotrain Re
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Lisboa Orientetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Messines - Altetrain Ic
19h 51m€147–258Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgosbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Burgos to Portimaobus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 56m€83–125Drive 947.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Alvorcar 947.7 km
10h 45m€148–214Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BIO - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Alvor - Centrobus
10h 48m€52–214Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
- Take the bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
9h 55m€89–208Fly Santander Airport to Jerez Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane SDR - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Alvor - Centrobus
10h 34m€107–386Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BIO - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Farobus
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
12h 18m€50–190
Santander to Alvor by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Alvor is to bus via Lisbon which costs €40 - €170 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alvor is to fly and bus and train which takes 9h 11m and costs €65 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Alvor. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Alvor - Centro via Burgos, Cardosas and Rua Eng. Amaro da Costa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 56m.
The distance between Santander and Alvor is 980 km. The road distance is 947.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Alvor without a car is to train which takes 19h 51m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 9h 11m to get from Santander to Alvor, including transfers.
Santander to Alvor bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Alvor is to train which takes 19h 51m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €130 and takes 19h 56m.
Santander to Alvor bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Alvor is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 4:34 AM in Santander and 3:34 AM in Alvor.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Alvor, Portugal?
You can take a train from Santander to Alvor via Madrid Chamartín, Badajoz, Entroncamento, Lisboa Oriente, and Messines - Alte in around 19h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Alvor - Centro via Burgos, Portimao, Cardosas, Mercado, and Rua Eng. Amaro da Costa in around 19h 56m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Badajoz to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Entroncamento to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Messines - Alte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Alvor - Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–19
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–28
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–17
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Burgos to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
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 Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 300 074 830
- clientes@vamusalgarve.pt
- Website
- vamusalgarve.pt
Bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €6–9
- Aerobus
- €13–15
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Alvor - Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €4–6
- Aerobus
- €10–11
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