There are 4 ways to get from Santander to Funchal by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Madeira Airport (FNC)BIO - FNC
9h 54m€89–251Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Madeira Airport (FNC)OVD - FNC
11h 9m€153–335Fly from Santander Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Madeira Airport (FNC)SDR - FNC
8h 17m€98–360Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Madeira Airport (FNC)MAD - FNC
10h 24m€116–310
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Funchal is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Funchal is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs €95 - €360.
The distance between Santander and Funchal is 1821 km.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Santander to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 5:38 PM in Santander and 4:38 PM in Funchal.
There are 4664+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Funchal, Portugal?
Iberia, Ryanair, and easyJet fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Madeira Airport (FNC) twice a week.
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- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- 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
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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