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
6h 1m€94–325Bus 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
9h 53m€94–226Bus, 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 8m€109–255Train 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 22m€108–278
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 €90 - €230 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Funchal is to fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €90 - €330.
The distance between Santander and Funchal is 1658 km.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Santander to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 9:12 PM in Santander and 8:12 PM in Funchal.
There are 4952+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Funchal, Portugal?
Iberia and Binter Canarias 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
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–200
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Madeira Airport via Lanzarote
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–430
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Asturias Airport to Madeira Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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