There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Archena by plane, bus, train (Renfe), car, or train (Renfe, Ouigo)
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Fly from Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SDR - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Archenabus
5h 32m€54–209Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Archenabus
8h 39m€43–136Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Albacetetrain Alv
- Take the train from Albacete to Archena-Fortunatrain Ic
9h 35m€89–117Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus Alsa
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Molina De Segurabus Alsa
13h 55m€64–137Drive 765.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Archenacar 765.7 km
8h 9m€119–171Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain 6564 / ...
10h 19m€61–119Bus
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Archenabus 36a / ...
16h 9m€72–86
Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Archena is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €140 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Archena is to fly and bus which takes 5h 32m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Archena. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Archena via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) and Estación Molina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
The distance between Santander and Archena is 754 km. The road distance is 765.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Archena without a car is to train which takes 9h 35m and costs €85 - €120.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Santander to Archena, including transfers.
Santander to Archena bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Archena is to train which takes 9h 35m and costs €85 - €120. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid Airport (MAD), which costs €60 - €140 and takes 13h 55m.
Santander to Archena bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Archena is 766 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Santander to Archena.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Archena, Spain?
You can take a train from Santander to Archena via Albacete and Archena-Fortuna in around 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Archena via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) and Estación Molina in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–80
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Albacete to Archena-Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €45–65
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Molina De Segura
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- regiondemurcia@interbus.es
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Archena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- interbusmurcia.es
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
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