There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Luthern by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
7h 4mCHF 93–273Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to LuzernN33 / ...
25h 55mCHF 85–223Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy TgvTgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel SbbTer
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzernEc / ...
16h 9mCHF 185–453Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to LuzernIc
22h 3mCHF 99–152Drive 1,315.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Luthern1,315.8 km
14h 11mCHF 215–310Fly Santander Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)SDR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luzern
7h 37mCHF 107–260Fly Santander Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Basel (BSL)SDR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luzern
8h 46mCHF 106–288Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
9h 50mCHF 114–286Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse VilleTgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to LuzernEc / ...
20h 34mCHF 200–442Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Lyon Gare Perrache
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus station
- Take the train from Genève to LuzernIc
27h 22mCHF 113–218
Santander to Luthern by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Luthern is to bus and train which costs SFr 95 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Luthern is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 4m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Luzern via Bilbao and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Luthern. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Luzern via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 34m.
The distance between Santander and Luthern is 1186 km. The road distance is 1315.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Luthern without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 16h 9m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 460.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Santander to Luthern, including transfers.
Santander to Luthern bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Luthern train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Luthern is to train which takes 20h 34m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 25h 55m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Luthern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Santander to Luzern via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Mulhouse Ville, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 20h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Luzern via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Zurich Bus Station in around 25h 55m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- 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
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 110–160
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- 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
- CHF 70–100
- 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
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Geneva - Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–55
- 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
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station to Lyon Gare Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Luthern bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Luthern train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Luthern is 1316 km. It takes approximately 14h 11m to drive from Santander to Luthern.
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