There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Lusaka by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Lusaka
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lusaka (LUN)MAD - LUN
22h 2m$357–946Drive 12,200.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Lusaka12,200.4 km
6d 13h$2,229–3,220Fly Santander Airport to Lusaka
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lusaka (LUN)SDR - LUN
21h 23m$474–1,354Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lusaka (LUN)BIO - LUN
23h 20m$390–921Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Lusaka (LUN)OVD - LUN
24h 35m$521–1,390Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Ndola, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ndola (NLA)MAD - NLA
- Take the bus from Ndola to Lusaka
26h 13mBus to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Lusaka (LUN)EAS - LUN
28h 42m$650–1,777Bus, bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Lusaka (LUN)VIT - LUN
31h 50m$597–1,688
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Lusaka is to train and fly which costs $350 - $950 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Lusaka is to fly which takes 21h 23m and costs $470 - $1,400.
The distance between Santander and Lusaka is 7508 km. The road distance is 12200.4 km.
It takes approximately 22h 2m to get from Santander to Lusaka, including transfers.
Lusaka is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 5:18 AM in Santander and 6:18 AM in Lusaka.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Lusaka is 12200 km. It takes approximately 6 days 13h to drive from Santander to Lusaka.
There are 356+ hotels available in Lusaka.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Lusaka, Zambia?
Iberia, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lusaka (LUN) once daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lusaka via Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via Milan Malpensa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Asturias Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Asturias Airport to Lusaka via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ndola via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ndola via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Lusaka via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa, Ndola
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Lusaka via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Santander Airport to Lusaka via Barcelona, Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via London Heathrow, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lusaka via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Lusaka via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- 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
- $11–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Ndola to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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