There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Belfast by plane, car, car ferry, bus, busferry, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)SDR - BFS
5h 11m£66–209Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbao
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Belfast
33h 28m£97–573Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre923
38h 49mFly Santander Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)SDR - DUB
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
4h 37m£73–172Fly Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)SDR - BHD
6h 35m£86–289Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BIO - BFS
8h 59m£82–177Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BIO - BHD
9h 12m£91–238Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin ConnollyIc
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand CentralIc / ...
38h 29m£86–543
Santander Airport (SDR) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Belfast is to fly and bus which costs £70 - £180 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Belfast is to fly and bus which takes 4h 37m and costs £70 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Paris, Calais, London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 49m.
The distance between Santander and Belfast is 808 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Belfast without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 38h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Santander to Belfast, including transfers.
Santander to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Belfast is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 11:31 PM in Santander and 10:31 PM in Belfast.
There are 1261+ hotels available in Belfast.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
Ryanair UK, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–300
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Santander Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–18
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £13–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £40–480
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- £40–180
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–480
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