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There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Ankara by bus, plane, car, train, night train, or car train

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  1. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane BIO - ESB
    11h 16m
    ₺4,959–16,007

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    2d 13h
    ₺7,730–11,905

  3. Drive 3,716.5 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Ankaracar car 3,716.5 km
    36h 17m
    ₺29,798–43,041

  4. Fly from Santander Airport

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane SDR - ESB
    8h 44m
    ₺6,295–20,454

  5. Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain train
    2. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane plane MAD - ESB
    12h 16m
    ₺5,726–12,654

  6. Bus, train via Gebze

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Gebzebus bus
    4. Take the train from Gebze to Ankaratrain train Yht
    2d 14h
    ₺7,730–12,055

  7. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain train
    4. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train Yht
    2d 16h
    ₺7,680–14,155

  8. Train, bus, night train

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain train
    2. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Montpellier to Bucureştibus bus
    4. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain night train
    5. Take the train from Halkali to Ankaratrain train
    2d 18h
    ₺10,926–18,394

  9. Bus via Bucharest

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus bus
    4. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus bus
    3d 7h
    ₺14,152–24,365

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Santander to München Ostcar car
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Ankaracar car
    37h 33m
    ₺33,877–49,745

Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration6h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket₺4,487Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Ankara, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Ankara via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián, Sofia, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Istanbul Otogari in around 2d 13h. Alternatively, Iberia, AJet, and Vueling Airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) once daily.

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