There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Chefchaouen by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)SDR - TNG
- Take the bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen
7h 15mMAD 1,047–3,382Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG)BIO - TNG
- Take the bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen
9h 33mMAD 792–3,082Train, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to AlgecirasAlv
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Drive from Ceuta to Chefchaouen
15h 44mMAD 1,286–2,705Bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Algeciras
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Drive from Ceuta to Chefchaouen
20h 39mMAD 1,310–2,249Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Motril
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Port de Tanger Med
- Drive from Port de Tanger Med to Chefchaouen
18h 31mMAD 2,229–5,057Fly Santander Airport to Málaga Airport, bus, car ferry, drive
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)SDR - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Take the bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Take the car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Drive from Ceuta to Chefchaouen
8h 24mMAD 1,308–3,984Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Take the car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Take the bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen
24h 29mMAD 1,116–1,526
Santander Airport (SDR) to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Chefchaouen is to bus and fly which costs MAD 750 - MAD 3,100 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Chefchaouen is to fly and bus which takes 7h 15m and costs MAD 1,000 - MAD 3,400.
The distance between Santander and Chefchaouen is 1006 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Chefchaouen without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 24h 29m and costs MAD 1,100 - MAD 1,600.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Santander to Chefchaouen, including transfers.
There are 542+ hotels available in Chefchaouen.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Chefchaouen, Morocco?
There is no direct connection from Santander to Chefchaouen. However, you can fly to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG), take the taxi to Tangier, then take the bus to Chefchaouen. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Chefchaouen via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, Plaza de Andalucia, Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Port of Algeciras, and Ceuta in around 15h 44m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 900–3,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–3,900
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–4,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–3,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 550–3,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–2,700
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 390–900
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 410–750
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- ctmweb.ma@gmail.com
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tangier to Chefchaouen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 45–80
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Comfort
- MAD 45–70
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 250–600
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–620
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 65–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- MAD 80–120
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Marbella to Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 152–156
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–850
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 430
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
Car ferry from Motril to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–2,700
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- MAD 600–900
- Cabin
- MAD 1,900–2,700
Car ferry from Tarifa to Port of Tangier Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 380–430
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- info@frs.es
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 414
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port of Algeciras to Ceuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 290–782
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Car
- MAD 782
- Without Vehicle
- MAD 375
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