There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Ireland by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SDR - ORK
6h 26m€61–236Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Dublincar
31h 44m€119–240Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
4d€135–423Fly Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SDR - DUB
2h 57m€63–204Fly Santander Airport to Shannon Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SDR - SNN
6h 47m€79–272Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIO - DUB
7h 9m€77–191Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzibus
- Take the car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Docktrain Ic
35h 32m€117–230
Santander to Ireland by bus, taxi, car ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Ireland is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Ireland is to fly which takes 2h 57m and costs €60 - €210.
The distance between Santander and Ireland is 1008 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Ireland without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 0h and costs €130 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Santander to Ireland, including transfers.
The best way to get from Santander to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 26m and costs €60 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €430 and takes 4 days 0h.
Ireland is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 2:25 PM in Santander and 1:25 PM in Ireland.
There are 1102+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Ireland?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cork Airport (ORK) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Dublin via Padova, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 4d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Shannon Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cork Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Padova to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Santurce/Santurtzi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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