There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Folkestone by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
4h 20m£76–257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
14h 54m£324–525Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 700 / ...
22h 35m£103–152Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Folkestonecar
25h£163–703Fly Santander Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London City Airport (LCY)plane SDR - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 28m£126–416Fly Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane SDR - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
7h 20m£147–431Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 40m£86–306Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
8h 41m£86–229Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Centraltrain
22h 24m£412–662Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Folkestone Centraltrain
35h 19m£267–332Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
13h 17m£312–399
Santander to Folkestone by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Folkestone is to bus which costs £100 - £160 and takes 22h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Folkestone is to fly and train which takes 4h 20m and costs £75 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Middelburg Square via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Pencester Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Folkestone. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Folkestone Central via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 24m.
The distance between Santander and Folkestone is 714 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Folkestone without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 54m and costs £320 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Santander to Folkestone, including transfers.
Santander to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Folkestone train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Folkestone is to bus which takes 22h 35m and costs £100 - £160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £410 - £700 and takes 22h 24m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Folkestone, England?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Middelburg Square via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Dover, and Pencester Road in around 22h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Folkestone Central via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 22h 24m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–380
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London City Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Santander Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Bridge to Folkestone Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £150–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £203
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
Santander to Folkestone bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Folkestone is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 5:35 AM in Santander and 4:35 AM in Folkestone.
Santander to Folkestone train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
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