There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Gap by train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-SantsAve
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to GapTer
16h 29m€162–454Bus via Lyon
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Take the bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Gap
20h 54m€72–130Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Valence
- Take the train from Valence Ville to GapTer
18h 10m€96–195Drive 1,006 km
- Drive from Santander to Gap1,006 km
10h 16m€159–230Fly Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)SDR - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence to Gap
12h 22m€108–251Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Marseille
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Rond-Point de l'Europe69
19h 56mFly Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SDR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Gap
12h 37m€145–351Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Gap
11h 57m€150–415Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BIO - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Grenoble
- Take the train from Grenoble to Gap
12h 44m€140–281Fly Santander Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)SDR - NCE
- Take the train from Antibes to Marseille St Charles
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Gap
15h 20m€147–381
Santander to Gap by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Gap is to bus via Lyon which costs €70 - €130 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Gap is to drive which takes 10h 16m and costs €150 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Gap. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Rond-Point de l'Europe via Bilbao and Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 56m.
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 29m.
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 which takes 16h 29m and costs €160 - €460.
It takes approximately 16h 29m 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 which takes 16h 29m and costs €160 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 19h 56m.
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 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Rond-Point de l'Europe via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles in around 19h 56m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–270
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
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
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 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- 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
- €60–190
- 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
- €50–150
- 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
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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
- €45–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Antibes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €42
- 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
- €43
- 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 Geneve to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €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 Bilbao to Valence
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 13943050
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Rond-Point de l'Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- 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
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Gap bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Laredo 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 16m to drive from Santander to Gap.
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