There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Melides by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SDR - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriquesbus
7h 38m€76–244Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BIO - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriquesbus
10h€59–210Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Setúbalbus
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriquesbus
15h 53m€100–178Train, bus via Badajoz
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the bus from Badajoz to Setúbalbus
- Take the bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriquesbus
16h 52m€123–216Drive 852.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Melidescar 852.4 km
9h 10m€134–193Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriquesbus
18h 30m€79–162Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Santander to Valladolidtrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Santo Andrébus
19h 27m€96–192Bus via Vila Nova de Gaia
- Take the bus from Santander to Portobus
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Santo Andrébus
20h 12m€93–181
Santander to Melides by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Melides is to bus which costs €75 - €170 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Melides is to fly and bus which takes 7h 38m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Melides. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Melides via Bilbao Intermodal, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios and Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriques. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Santander and Melides is 837 km. The road distance is 852.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Melides without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 53m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 38m to get from Santander to Melides, including transfers.
Santander to Melides bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Melides bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Melides is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 3:37 AM in Santander and 2:37 AM in Melides.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Melides is 852 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Santander to Melides.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Melides, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Melides via Bilbao Intermodal, Lisbon - Sete Rios, Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios, and Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriques in around 18h 30m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriques
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Interface de Transportes de Setúbal to Grândola - R. D. Afonso Henriques
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Santo André
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Setúbal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Badajoz to Setúbal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Valladolid to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- 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 to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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