There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Coimbra by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando ZobelAlv
- Drive from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Coimbra
7h€56–180Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Avenida de AméricaAlsa
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Belmonte004
9h 7m€73–129Drive 535.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Coimbra535.2 km
6h 29m€85–122Fly from Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)SDR - MAD
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Belmonte
5h 4m€88–310Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Belmonte004
7h 47m€76–129Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Take the bus from Burgos to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 to Tarancón
- Take the bus from Tarancón to Belmonte
11h 11m€77–113Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)BIO - MAD
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Belmonte
8h 6m€82–209
Santander Airport (SDR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Coimbra is to bus via Burgos which costs €75 - €120 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Coimbra is to fly and bus which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €310.
The distance between Santander and Coimbra is 721 km. The road distance is 535.2 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Coimbra without a car is to bus which takes 9h 7m and costs €70 - €130.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Santander to Coimbra, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Coimbra is 535 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Santander to Coimbra.
There are 34+ hotels available in Coimbra.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Coimbra, Spain?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Coimbra via Madrid, Avenida de América, Avenida De América, Méndez Álvaro, Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Belmonte in around 9h 7m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- atencionalusuario@samar.es
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Belmonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–16
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Burgos to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 to Tarancón
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- 969 298520
- Website
- rubiocar.com
Bus from Tarancón to Belmonte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- rubiocar.com
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