There are 12 ways to get from Santander to Germany by plane, bus, train, car, or car 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 Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SDR - STR
4h 46m€87–362Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
6h 59m€83–250Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
20h 38m€381–673Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
23h 23m€294–567Drive 2,041.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Berlincar 2,041.4 km
18h 55m€333–481Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
7h 1m€102–255Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BIO - STR
7h 7m€83–248Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BIO - MUC
7h 22m€105–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospitaltrain
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
21h 16m€364–696Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1320
31h 43m€182–280Bus, train via Brussels
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbftrain
33h 12m€172–328Drive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Berlincar
25h 26m€345–476
Santander to Germany by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Germany is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €85 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Germany. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and S Südkreuz Bhf/Ostseite. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 43m.
The distance between Santander and Germany is 1179 km. The road distance is 2041.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Germany without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 38m and costs €380 - €700.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Santander to Germany, including transfers.
Santander to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €85 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €280 and takes 31h 43m.
Santander to Germany bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Germany is 2041 km. It takes approximately 18h 55m to drive from Santander to Germany.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Germany?
Vueling Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Grunerstr. via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Berlin Südkreuz train station, and S Südkreuz Bhf/Ostseite in around 31h 43m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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