There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Bielefeld by bus, plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bielefeld Hbf
8h 31m€110–275Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Take the bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Essen central train stationN79
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld HbfRe
30h 45m€67–220Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf19 / ...
21h 15m€114–361Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf19 / ...
24h 59m€272–602Drive 1,660.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Bielefeld1,660.7 km
15h 33m€264–381Bus, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)BIO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
10h 1m€136–287Bus, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bielefeld Hbf
10h 23m€139–377Bus, fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)BIO - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
12h 4m€130–360Bus, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BIO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
11h 2m€126–422Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)783B
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bielefeld Brackwede train stationN71
23h 50m€81–239Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld HbfRe
29h 45m€128–214
Santander to Bielefeld by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Bielefeld is to bus and train which costs €65 - €220 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Bielefeld is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs €110 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Bielefeld station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Bielefeld Brackwede train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Bielefeld. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Bielefeld Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 59m.
The distance between Santander and Bielefeld is 1430 km. The road distance is 1660.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Bielefeld without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 21h 15m and costs €110 - €370.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Santander to Bielefeld, including transfers.
Santander to Bielefeld bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Bielefeld train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Bielefeld is to train which takes 24h 59m and costs €270 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €240 and takes 23h 50m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Bielefeld, Germany?
You can take a train from Santander to Bielefeld Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 24h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Bielefeld Brackwede train station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 23h 50m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–25
- 1st Class
- €30–55
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- 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
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Bielefeld Brackwede train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels South to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels South to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Bielefeld bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Santander to Bielefeld train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Bielefeld is 1661 km. It takes approximately 15h 33m to drive from Santander to Bielefeld.
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