There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Faro by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
6h 10m€72–186Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
11h 25m€116–250Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
17h 13m€94–176Drive 968.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Farocar 968.8 km
10h 4m€155–223Train, bus via Huelva
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Tavirabus
12h 57m€137–216Bus via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Brancobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
17h 35m€80–169
Santander to Faro by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Faro is to bus via Salamanca which costs €80 - €170 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Faro is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Faro. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Faro via Bilbao and Lisbon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 13m.
The distance between Santander and Faro is 800 km. The road distance is 968.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Faro without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 25m and costs €110 - €250.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Santander to Faro, including transfers.
Santander to Faro bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Faro is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs €70 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €180 and takes 17h 13m.
Santander to Faro bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Faro is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 12:40 PM in Santander and 11:40 AM in Faro.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Faro, Portugal?
Ryanair, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Faro via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Lisbon in around 17h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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 Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Huelva to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–13
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- 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
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Faro is 969 km. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Santander to Faro.
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