There are 12 ways to get from Santander to Durham by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to Newcastle
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Newcastle (NCL)SDR - NCL
8h 11m£116–206Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals030
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Sutton Street598
41h 14m£62–261Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durham
17h 35m£172–599Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Durham
26h 26m£158–733Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate BridgeX12
28h 14m£83–177Fly Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SDR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
5h 20m£89–242Fly Santander Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Durham
5h 39m£98–262Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Newcastle (NCL)BIO - NCL
9h 29m£73–166Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SDR - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Take the train from Peterborough to York
- Take the train from York to Durham
6h 52m£97–294Train
- 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 Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durham
24h 17m£277–792Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Durham
38h 4m£107–458Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Durham
18h 29m
Santander to Durham by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Durham is to bus and fly which costs £70 - £170 and takes 9h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Durham is to fly and train which takes 5h 20m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Durham. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Paris, Calais, London Victoria and Bus Station Stand 18. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Durham. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Durham via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 17m.
The distance between Santander and Durham is 834 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Durham without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 35m and costs £170 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Santander to Durham, including transfers.
Santander to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Durham train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Durham is to fly which takes 8h 11m and costs £110 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £180 and takes 28h 14m, you could also train, which costs £270 - £800 and takes 24h 17m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Durham, England?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Jet2.com fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Newcastle (NCL) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Paris, Calais, London Victoria, Bus Station Stand 11, and Bus Station Stand 18 in around 28h 14m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Newcastle via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- 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
- £75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- 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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Sutton Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- 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
- £35–170
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Santander to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Durham is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 11:41 PM in Santander and 10:41 PM in Durham.
Santander to Durham train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
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