There are 12 ways to get from Santander to Kassel by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)BIO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
9h 41m€134–304Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)783B
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to KasselN1335
25h 55m€86–219Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
18h 27m€194–485Drive 1,682 km
- Drive from Santander to Kassel1,682 km
16h 29m€266–383Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
8h 57m€135–324Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
10h 14m€126–377Fly Santander Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Frankfurt (FRA)SDR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
9h 10m€169–373Fly Santander Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)SDR - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
10h 38m€130–445Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BIO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
12h 25m€147–487Bus, train via Irun
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
19h 18m€215–545Train
- 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 Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
23h 32m€235–622Bus, train via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe12 / ...
32h 21m€108–266
Santander to Kassel by bus, foot, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Kassel is to bus which costs €85 - €220 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Kassel is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 57m and costs €130 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Kassel via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 32m.
The distance between Santander and Kassel is 1656 km. The road distance is 1682 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Kassel without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 27m and costs €190 - €490.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Santander to Kassel, including transfers.
Santander to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Kassel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Kassel is to bus which takes 25h 55m and costs €85 - €220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €230 - €650 and takes 23h 32m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander to Kassel via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 25h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 23h 32m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- 1st Class
- €120–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- 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
- €35–85
- 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
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- €8–22
- 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
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Frankfurt - Main Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Santander to Kassel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Kassel is 1682 km. It takes approximately 16h 29m to drive from Santander to Kassel.
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