There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Cheltenham by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
5h 58m£105–322Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BIO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spatrain
7h 20m£78–247Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Cheltenhamcar
22h 53m£103–653Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Stationbus 444 / ...
27h 28m£100–165Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cheltenhamcar
16h 39mFly Santander Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spatrain
5h 14m£113–372Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spatrain
9h 17m£112–342Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Cheltenham Spatrain
10h 14m£112–287Car ferry, train via Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Cheltenham Spatrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
24h 30m£145–816Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spatrain
33h 52m£161–676
Santander to Cheltenham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Cheltenham is to bus which costs £100 - £170 and takes 27h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Cheltenham is to fly and train which takes 5h 14m and costs £110 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Cheltenham station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Royal Well Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 28m.
The distance between Santander and Cheltenham is 781 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Cheltenham without a car is to bus which takes 27h 28m and costs £100 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Santander to Cheltenham, including transfers.
Santander to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Cheltenham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Cheltenham is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 5:26 PM in Santander and 4:26 PM in Cheltenham.
Book your Santander to Cheltenham bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Cheltenham, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Royal Well Bus Station via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 27h 28m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–270
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
Train from Reading to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £45–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £70–100
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
- 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Plymouth to Cheltenham Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £160–220
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £30–45
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £70–100
- 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
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Royal Well Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £80–550
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £80–100
- Car
- £250–350
- Single Ticket
- £80–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–550
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