There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Channel Islands by bus, plane, car ferry, car, ferry, train, or taxi
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Jersey Airport (JER)BIO - JER
8h 52m$71–300Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Saint-Malo
- Take the car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
20h 22m$139–317Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
40h 30m$108–465Drive, ferry
- Drive from Santander to St Malo Ferry Port
- Take the ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Take the ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
14h 57m$226–386Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Jersey Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Jersey Airport (JER)OVD - JER
13h 42m$92–350Fly Santander Airport to Guernsey Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)SDR - GCI
8h$120–420Fly Santander Airport to Jersey Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Jersey Airport (JER)SDR - JER
9h 25m$130–460Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Guernsey Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Guernsey Airport (GCI)BIO - GCI
8h 42m$201–420Train, bus, taxi, ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Saint-Malo
- Take the bus from Saint-Malo to Le Mont Saint-Michel772
- Take the taxi from Le Mont Saint-Michel to Granville
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helier
21h 34m$219–406
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Jersey Airport (JER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Channel Islands is to bus and fly which costs $70 - $300 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Channel Islands is to fly which takes 8h and costs $120 - $420.
No, there is no direct ferry from Santander to Channel Islands. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Guernsey St Peter Port via Portsmouth International Port. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 30m.
The distance between Santander and Channel Islands is 774 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Channel Islands without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 20h 22m and costs $130 - $320.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Santander to Channel Islands, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Santander Airport Airport to Guernsey Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h and has one stopover.
Channel Islands is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 11:11 AM in Santander and 10:11 AM in Channel Islands.
Loganair, Ryanair, Ryanair UK and Aurigny offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Guernsey Airport Airport.
There are 53+ hotels available in Channel Islands.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Channel Islands, Guernsey?
You can take a car ferry from Santander to Guernsey St Peter Port via Portsmouth International Port in around 40h 30m. Alternatively, Ryanair UK, Loganair, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Guernsey Airport (GCI) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Guernsey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Guernsey Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Guernsey Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Guernsey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jersey Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Asturias Airport to Jersey Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Asturias Airport to Jersey Airport via Paris Orly, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jersey Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Jersey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Santander Airport to Jersey Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Santander Airport to Guernsey Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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 Bilbao to Saint-Malo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Malo to Le Mont Saint-Michel
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Malo to Le Mont Saint-Michel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0825 138 100
- Website
- compagniecorsaire.com
Ferry from St Malo Ferry Port to Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- compagniecorsaire.com
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 31 81
- jolie-france@orange.fr
- Website
- vedettesjoliefrance.com
Ferry from Chausey to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22
- Website
- Les Iles Chausey
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Tessier Stephane
- Phone
- +33 2 33 49 78 09
Martin Franck Ernest Jacques
- Phone
- +33 6 81 57 11 10
Lemonnier Sandrine
- Phone
- +33 2 33 50 32 88
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