There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Estepona by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)SDR - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona
3h 32m€78–264Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Málaga Airport (AGP)BIO - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona
6h 29m€49–143Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona610 / ...
10h 1m€67–199Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Madrid, Avenida de AméricaAlsa
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to EsteponaMadrid
14h 19m€59–142Drive 970.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Estepona970.6 km
10h 55m€153–221Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Málaga
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona610 / ...
18h 36m€69–114
Santander to Estepona by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Estepona is to bus and fly which costs €45 - €150 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Estepona is to fly and bus which takes 3h 32m and costs €75 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Estepona. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Estepona via Avenida De América and Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 19m.
The distance between Santander and Estepona is 827 km. The road distance is 970.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Estepona without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs €65 - €200.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Santander to Estepona, including transfers.
Santander to Estepona bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Estepona bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Avenida de América station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Estepona is 971 km. It takes approximately 10h 55m to drive from Santander to Estepona.
There are 1001+ hotels available in Estepona.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Estepona, Spain?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Estepona via Madrid, Avenida de América, Avenida De América, Méndez Álvaro, and Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 14h 19m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- 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-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- info.LD@avanzagrupo.com
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Málaga to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- info@interbus.es
- Website
- interbus.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estepona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.interbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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