There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Alvor by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Portimaotrain
8h 34m€82–226Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Albufeirabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Albufeira to Alvor - Centrobus 51
15h 18m€142–224Bus 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€93–163Drive 947.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Alvorcar 947.5 km
10h 47m€155–223Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus, train
- 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 3m€88–273Fly Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SDR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunestrain
9h 17m€113–337Bus 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 29m€86–205Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Alvor - Centrobus
19h 50m€113–178
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 €90 - €170 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alvor is to fly and train which takes 8h 34m 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 Intermodal and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 15m.
The distance between Santander and Alvor is 876 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 15h 18m and costs €140 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 34m 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 5:36 AM in Santander and 4:36 AM 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, Lisbon - Sete Rios, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 19h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
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 London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- 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 Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Huelva to Albufeira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Alvor - Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Alvor - Centro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +351 300 074 830
- clientes@vamusalgarve.pt
- Website
- vamusalgarve.pt
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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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