There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Paris by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to IrunAlsa
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
9h 20m€79–309Bus via Bilbao
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Take the bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
16h 44m€18–140Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)783B
13h 15m€40–110Drive 995 km
- Drive from Santander to Paris995 km
9h 40m€158–228Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)BIO - ORY
6h 20m€47–187Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbao
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-DonostiaE1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
12h 46m€75–300Fly Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)SDR - ORY
6h 47m€101–336Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BIO - CDG
6h 31m€91–306Fly Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)SDR - CDG
8h 18m€80–335Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)BIQ - CDG
7h 38m€153–416Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)BIQ - ORY
7h 27m€124–367
Santander to Paris by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Paris is to bus which costs €40 - €110 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Paris is to bus and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €45 - €190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santander and arriving at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Paris. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia and Hendaye. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 46m.
The distance between Santander and Paris is 991 km. The road distance is 995 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Paris without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 20m and costs €75 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Santander to Paris, including transfers.
Santander to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Paris train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Paris is to bus which takes 13h 15m and costs €40 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €75 - €300 and takes 12h 46m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €340 and takes 6h 47m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Paris, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) once daily. Tickets cost €40–110 and the journey takes 13h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, and Hendaye in around 12h 46m.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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
- 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
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- 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 Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–101
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €8–45
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Paris bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Santander to Paris train services, operated by Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Paris is 995 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Santander to Paris.
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