There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Greece by plane, train, bus, 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 to Athens International Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SDR - ATH
6h 30m€124–241Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SDR - HER
6h 47m€78–311Train, bus via Madrid
- 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 bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
45h 10mDrive 3,392.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Athenscar 3,392.7 km
34h 48m€613–885Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Angoulêmebus
- Take the train from Angouleme to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Larisabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Athenstrain Ic
45h 40mBus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
46h 31mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Athensbus
2d 3hBus via Padova
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
2d 13hDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
41h 59m€650–938
Santander Airport (SDR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Greece is to fly which costs €120 - €250 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €120 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Greece. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Terminal D and Tirana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 31m.
The distance between Santander and Greece is 2440 km. The road distance is 3392.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Greece without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 45h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Santander to Greece, including transfers.
Santander to Greece bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €120 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 46h 31m.
Santander to Greece bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants station.
Greece is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 10:37 PM in Santander and 11:37 PM in Greece.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Greece?
Vueling Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Athens via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, Terminal D, Sheshi Shqiponja, and Tirana in around 46h 31m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Angouleme to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Angouleme to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Larissa to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- pati.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Elbasan to Larisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- + 21 0524 9268
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +302110120492
- saimiritoursandtravels@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +355 67 631 9888
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Lushnjë to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
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