There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Gap by train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Madrid
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Gaptrain Ter
16h 26m€125–381Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Gapbus
19h 40m€53–160Drive 1,006 km
- Drive from Santander to Gapcar 1,006 km
10h 20m€157–226Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane SDR - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence to Gaptrain
10h 8m€113–250Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Grenoblebus
- Take the bus from Gares to Gare SNCFbus T91
20h 3m€65–138Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Gaptrain Ter
20h 17m€110–214Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SDR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Villetrain
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Gaptrain
9h 24m€125–316
Santander to Gap by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Gap is to bus via Lyon which costs €50 - €160 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Gap is to fly and train which takes 9h 24m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Gap. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Gap via Bilbao and Lyon - Perrache Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Gap. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Gap via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants and Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between Santander and Gap is 1773 km. The road distance is 1006 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Gap without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 16h 26m and costs €120 - €390.
It takes approximately 16h 26m to get from Santander to Gap, including transfers.
Santander to Gap bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Gap train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Gap is to train via Madrid which takes 16h 26m and costs €120 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €50 - €160 and takes 19h 40m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Gap, France?
You can take a train from Santander to Gap via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, and Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud in around 16h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Gap via Bilbao and Lyon - Perrache Bus Station in around 19h 40m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
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 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aix En Provence to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Ville to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/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/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Gares to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 820 08 38 38
- contact@itinisere.fr
- Website
- itinisere.fr
Bus from Gares to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.itinisere.fr/en
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Gares to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Gap bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Gap train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Gap is 1006 km. It takes approximately 10h 20m to drive from Santander to Gap.
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