There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Montpellier by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irunbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
11h 59m€71–134Bus via Toulouse
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
13h 10m€35–65Drive 760.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Montpelliercar 760.4 km
7h 24m€118–171Fly Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane SDR - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
8h 17m€81–208Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain 9725
12h 26m€106–182Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nîmesbus
- Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
13h 12m€45–107Fly Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SDR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
5h 55m€61–278Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane BIO - MPL
9h 28m€99–308
Santander to Montpellier by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Montpellier is to bus via Toulouse which costs €35 - €65 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Montpellier is to fly and train which takes 5h 55m and costs €60 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Montpellier station. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via Bilbao and Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Montpellier Saint-Roch via Madrid Chamartín and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Santander and Montpellier is 825 km. The road distance is 760.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Montpellier without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 59m and costs €70 - €140.
It takes approximately 11h 59m to get from Santander to Montpellier, including transfers.
Santander to Montpellier bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Montpellier is to bus via Toulouse which takes 13h 10m and costs €35 - €65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €190 and takes 12h 26m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Montpellier, France?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station via Bilbao and Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station in around 13h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Montpellier Saint-Roch via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 12h 26m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
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 Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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 Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Montpellier bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Montpellier is 760 km. It takes approximately 7h 24m to drive from Santander to Montpellier.
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