There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Normandy by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
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 Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Morlaixtrain Tgv
14h 4m€248–546Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Saint-Brieucbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière Robien to Quai d'Aiguillonbus 206
20h 53m€93–138Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Rennesbus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaixbus
18h 32m€106–168Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoffcarferry
30h 50m€184–1,172Drive 1,011.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Normandycar 1,011.5 km
10h 50m€161–232Fly Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Rennestrain
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain
9h 24m€139–427Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BIO - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain
11h 39m€168–364Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane BIQ - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain
12h 27m€246–508Fly Santander Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)plane SDR - BES
- Take the train from Brest to Morlaixtrain
8h 32m€164–605Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)plane BIO - RNS
- Take the train from Rennes to Morlaixtrain
12h 13m€188–449
Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Normandy is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €90 - €140 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Normandy is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs €160 - €650.
The distance between Santander and Normandy is 1548 km. The road distance is 1011.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Normandy without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 4m and costs €240 - €550.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Santander to Normandy, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Normandy is 1012 km. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Santander to Normandy.
There are 1734+ hotels available in Normandy.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Normandy, Bretagne, France?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Normandy via Bilbao Intermodal, San Sebastian / Donostia, Rennes, Rennes - Bus Station, and Morlaix in around 18h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Santander to Normandy via Plymouth and Port de Roscoff in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–850
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–900
Flights from Santander Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Madrid, Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €85–120
- 1st Class
- €120–150
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €55–75
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €18–24
- 1st Class
- €35–50
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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Nantes to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €35–55
Train from Rennes to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Brest to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Morlaix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Saint-Brieuc
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière Robien to Quai d'Aiguillon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Plymouth to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €30–40
- Car
- €65–95
- Single Ticket
- €45–90
- Single Ticket Car
- €100–390
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