There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Funchal by plane, bus, or 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 from Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane SDR - FNC
8h 7m€86–289Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane BIO - FNC
10h 23m€89–195Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. 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 Madeira Airport (FNC)plane OVD - FNC
11h 9m€108–251Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Madeira Airport (FNC)plane MAD - FNC
10h 29m€102–293
Santander Airport (SDR) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Funchal is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €200 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Funchal is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs €85 - €290.
The distance between Santander and Funchal is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Santander to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 12:20 PM in Santander and 11:20 AM in Funchal.
There are 4905+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Funchal, Portugal?
Binter Canarias and Iberia fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Madeira Airport (FNC) twice a week.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Lanzarote
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- 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
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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