There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Genoa by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SDR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
9h 48m€84–228Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
10h 59m€62–225Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
21h 45m€241–422Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Genoabus 798 / ...
22h 29m€96–171Drive 1,275.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Genoacar 1,275.4 km
12h 20m€200–289Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane BIO - GOA
9h 41m€90–241Fly Santander Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane SDR - GOA
5h 54m€142–287Bus via Cluses
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Clusesbus
- Take the bus from Cluses to Genova Brignolebus
25h 49m€108–201
Santander to Genoa by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Genoa is to bus which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Genoa is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €140 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Genoa via Bilbao and Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Genova P.Za Principe via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville and Ventimiglia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 45m.
The distance between Santander and Genoa is 1276 km. The road distance is 1275.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Genoa without a car is to train which takes 21h 45m and costs €240 - €430.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Santander to Genoa, including transfers.
Santander to Genoa bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Genoa train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Genoa is to train which takes 21h 45m and costs €240 - €430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 22h 29m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €290 and takes 5h 54m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Genoa, Italy?
You can take a train from Santander to Genova P.Za Principe via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Marseille St Charles, Nice-Ville, and Ventimiglia in around 21h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Genoa via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Nice Airport in around 22h 29m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Santander Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Cluses to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Genoa bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Genoa train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Genoa is 1275 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Santander to Genoa.
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