There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Ellesmere by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
6h 5m£91–183Car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Wolverhampton
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury
37h 37m£70–463Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Ellesmere
24h 37m£123–678Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc109
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station409
2d 6h£132–266Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Ellesmere
17h 40mFly Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SDR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
5h 45m£78–272Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
7h 30m£89–383Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BIO - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
10h 17m£79–174
Santander to Ellesmere by car ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Ellesmere is to bus and fly and train which costs £75 - £180 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Ellesmere is to fly and train which takes 5h 45m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Ellesmere. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Watergate Street via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham Coach Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Santander and Ellesmere is 770 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Ellesmere without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs £130 - £270.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Santander to Ellesmere, including transfers.
Santander to Ellesmere bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Ellesmere bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Ellesmere is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:52 AM in Santander and 12:52 AM in Ellesmere.
There are 730+ hotels available in Ellesmere.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Ellesmere, Shropshire, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Watergate Street via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham, Birmingham Coach Station, and Bus Station in around 2d 6h.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–18
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
Train from Southampton Central to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–270
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- 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
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- 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
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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