There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Inverness by bus, plane, train, car ferry, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car train
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)BIO - INV
9h 42m£61–247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
23h 3m£238–799Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Inverness
30h 36m£218–823Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to Union StreetE8
35h 53mFly Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SDR - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
9h 20mFly Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SDR - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Inverness
15h 15m£88–266Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)BIO - ABZ
- Take the train from Dyce to Inverness
12h 32m£71–270Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Inverness
29h 38m£321–873Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
35h 6m£183–1,276Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the bus from International Port Coach Stop to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals030
- Take the train from London Euston to Inverness
45h 24m£138–375Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Inverness
24h
Santander to Inverness by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Inverness is to bus and fly which costs £60 - £250 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Inverness is to bus and fly which takes 9h 42m and costs £60 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Union Street via Paris, Calais, London Victoria and Park and Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Inverness. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Inverness via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 38m.
The distance between Santander and Inverness is 1074 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Inverness without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 3m and costs £230 - £800.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Santander to Inverness, including transfers.
Santander to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Inverness train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Inverness is to bus which takes 35h 53m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £320 - £900 and takes 29h 38m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Inverness, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Santander to Union Street via Paris, Calais, London Victoria, and Park and Ride in around 35h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Inverness via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 29h 38m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £110–170
- Rail 1st Class
- £170–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dyce to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from London Euston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–130
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Park and Ride to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from International Port Coach Stop to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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Santander to Inverness bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Inverness is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 2:51 AM in Santander and 1:51 AM in Inverness.
Santander to Inverness train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
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