There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Europe by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Santander Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SDR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
9h 18m$146–373Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kasselbus
- Take the bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhofbus Sev
29h 15mDrive 1,679.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Europecar 1,679.4 km
16h 40m$307–444Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
10h 46m$146–384Fly Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF)plane SDR - ERF
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
11h 40m$192–680Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 20m$174–540Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Oviedobus
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OVD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 35m$177–414Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BIO - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 40m$182–506Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Kasselbus
- Take the bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhofbus Sev
31h 45mBus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
33h 10m$215–496
Santander Airport (SDR) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Europe is to bus and fly and train which costs $140 - $390 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Europe is to fly and train which takes 9h 18m and costs $140 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Europe. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
The distance between Santander and Europe is 1376 km. The road distance is 1679.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Europe without a car is to bus via Paris which takes 29h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Santander to Europe, including transfers.
Santander to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Europe is 1679 km. It takes approximately 16h 40m to drive from Santander to Europe.
There are 832+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Europe?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Kassel, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 29h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Asturias Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport via Madrid, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport via Barcelona, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport via Ibiza, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Asturias Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Asturias Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- leoexpress.com
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Bus from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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