There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Alvor by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Alvor - Centrobus 51
14h 6m€112–241Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
9h 29m€81–225Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimãobus
19h 3m€102–160Drive 947.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Alvorcar 947.5 km
10h 47m€153–221Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Alvor - Centrobus
19h 15m€88–148Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Tavirabus
- Take the train from Tavira to Portimaotrain
9h 54m€91–295Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BIO - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
11h 24m€86–195
Santander to Alvor by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Alvor is to bus via Lisbon which costs €85 - €150 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alvor is to fly and train which takes 9h 29m and costs €80 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Alvor. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Alvor - Centro via Bilbao, Lisbon and Alameda - Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
The distance between Santander and Alvor is 1209 km. The road distance is 947.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Alvor without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 6m and costs €110 - €250.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Santander to Alvor, including transfers.
Santander to Alvor bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Alvor bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Alvor is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 9:00 PM in Santander and 8:00 PM in Alvor.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Alvor is 948 km. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from Santander to Alvor.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Alvor, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Alvor - Centro via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, Lisbon, Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão, and Alameda - Norte in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Alvor - Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Adult
- €20–40
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