There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Ferrol by bus, train (Renfe), car, plane, or train
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Bus via Santiago de Compostela
best- Take the bus from Santander to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Ferrolbus
9h 5m€51–89Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Villalbabus ALSA - Ir-Stgo
- Take the bus from Vilalba E.A. to Ferrolbus Lugo
9h 10m€38–77Train via Madrid (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain Ave
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferroltrain
10h 59m€138–255Drive 429.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Ferrolcar 429.5 km
4h 16m€69–100Fly Santander Airport to A Coruña Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane SDR - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferroltrain
6h 30m€119–326Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Oviedo/Uviéu Train Stationtrain
- Take the train from Oviedo/Uviéu to Ferroltrain
13h 52m€40–99Fly Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane SDR - SCQ
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago to Ferrolbus
6h 2m€104–279Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago to Ferrolbus
6h 55m€61–250Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to A Coruña Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane BIO - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferroltrain
9h 28m€93–294
Santander to Ferrol by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Ferrol is to bus which costs €35 - €80 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Ferrol is to drive which takes 4h 16m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Ferrol. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Ferrol via Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Ferrol. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at El Ferrol via Madrid Chamartín and La Coruna-San Cristobal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Santander and Ferrol is 641 km. The road distance is 429.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Ferrol without a car is to bus via Santiago de Compostela which takes 9h 5m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Santander to Ferrol, including transfers.
Santander to Ferrol bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Ferrol train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Ferrol is to bus via Santiago de Compostela which takes 9h 5m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can train via Madrid, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 10h 59m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Ferrol, Spain?
You can take a bus from Santander to Ferrol via Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela in around 9h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to El Ferrol via Madrid Chamartín and La Coruna-San Cristobal in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Oviedo/Uviéu Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Oviedo/Uviéu to Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to El Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago to Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Santiago de Compostela, Aeropuerto de Santiago to Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Villalba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 981 31 12 13
- atencioncliente@arriva.es
- Website
- arriva.es
Bus from Vilalba E.A. to Ferrol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- arriva.es
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Ferrol bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santander to Ferrol train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Ferrol is 429 km. It takes approximately 4h 16m to drive from Santander to Ferrol.
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