There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Lefkáda by plane, bus, train, taxi, 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 Athens International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SDR - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
13h 4m€119–265Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)BIO - ATH
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
15h 7m€114–268Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy TgvTgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Arta
- Take the taxi from Arta to Lefkáda
40hDrive 3,004.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Lefkáda3,004.8 km
36h 7m€544–785Fly Santander Airport to Preveza Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Preveza Airport (PVK)SDR - PVK
21h 30m€166–499Fly Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SDR - TIA
- Take the bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Preveza
17h 5mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sarandë
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Preveza
41h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
2d 8h€162–249Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
2d 10h€172–249Drive, car train
- Drive from Santander to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Lefkáda
37h 57m€600–848
Santander to Lefkáda by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Lefkáda is to bus and fly which costs €110 - €270 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Lefkáda is to fly and bus which takes 13h 4m and costs €110 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Lefkáda. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Lefkáda via San Sebastian Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Santander and Lefkáda is 2794 km. The road distance is 3004.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Lefkáda without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 40h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Santander to Lefkáda, including transfers.
Santander to Lefkáda bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Lefkáda is to fly which takes 21h 30m and costs €160 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €250 and takes 2 days 8h.
Santander to Lefkáda bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Lefkáda is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 5:19 AM in Santander and 6:19 AM in Lefkáda.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Lefkáda, Ionian Islands, Greece?
Ryanair flies from Santander Airport (SDR) to Preveza Airport (PVK) once a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Lefkáda via San Sebastian Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 2d 8h.
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- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Preveza Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–500
Flights from Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Athens International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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 Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Strasbourg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Arta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Durrës to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +3026820 22213
- ktelprevezasonline@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelprevezas.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://ktelprevezas.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Montpellier to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Tirana to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/bus-companies/trans-dea
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarandë to Preveza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- €220–260
Taxi & Go
- Phone
- +30 2681 200250
- Website
- taxiandgo.gr
Raditaxi Artas
- Phone
- +30 2681 078333
- Website
- taxiartas.gr
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