There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Balsa 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 Tavirabus
12h 10m€109–233Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavirabus
9h 38m€56–215Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgosbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Burgos to Farobus BlaBlaCar Bus
19h 18m€76–155Drive 944.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Balsacar 944.6 km
9h 53m€150–216Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
8h 25m€89–288Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Estación de Atocha to Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justatrain
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavirabus
12h 46m€119–223Train, bus #2
- 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 Tavirabus
13h 16m€119–210Bus via Seville
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Tavirabus
19h 46m€91–155Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavirabus
6h 31m€71–296Fly 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 Tavirabus
8h 1m€101–427
Santander to Balsa by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Balsa is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Balsa is to fly and bus which takes 6h 31m and costs €70 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Balsa. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Luz de Tavira via Burgos and Faro - Terminal Rodoviário. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 18m.
The distance between Santander and Balsa is 1100 km. The road distance is 944.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Balsa without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 10m and costs €100 - €240.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Santander to Balsa, including transfers.
Santander to Balsa bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Balsa is to bus which takes 19h 18m and costs €75 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €85 - €290 and takes 8h 25m.
Santander to Balsa bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Burgos station.
Balsa is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 12:41 AM in Santander and 11:41 PM in Balsa.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Balsa, Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Balsa via Burgos, Faro, Faro - Terminal Rodoviário, and Luz de Tavira in around 19h 18m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO) once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Estación de Atocha to Sevilla - Estacion Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Huelva to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Burgos to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
Want to know more about travelling around Portugal
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Train travel in Spain: A guide to Renfe
Read the travel guide
What are the different types of Renfe trains in Spain?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Balsa is 945 km. It takes approximately 9h 53m to drive from Santander to Balsa.
There are 2810+ hotels available in Balsa.






























