There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Benidorm by plane, bus, train, tram, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SDR - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus
3h 8m€54–197Train, tram via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
8h 56m€103–228Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Benidormbus
11h 55m€65–85Drive 819.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Benidormcar 819.5 km
8h 30m€130–188Train, tram
- Take the train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Alv
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
9h 27m€121–182Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de autobuses de Burgosbus ALSA - San-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus Alsa
12h 40m€68–147
Santander to Benidorm by train, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Benidorm is to bus which costs €65 - €85 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Benidorm is to fly and bus which takes 3h 8m and costs €50 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Benidorm. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Benidorm. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Benidorm via Madrid Chamartín and Alicante - Luceros. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
The distance between Santander and Benidorm is 691 km. The road distance is 819.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Benidorm without a car is to train and tram via Madrid which takes 8h 56m and costs €100 - €230.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Santander to Benidorm, including transfers.
Santander to Benidorm bus services, operated by Bilman, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Benidorm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Benidorm bus services, operated by Bilman, arrive at Benidorm station.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Benidorm, Spain?
Bilman operates a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Benidorm twice daily. Tickets cost €65–85 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de autobuses de Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
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Santander to Benidorm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
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