There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Penzance by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SDR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzance
12h 11m£93–358Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Albert Pier Road
30h 26m£84–212Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Penzance
21h 34m£87–621Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Penzance
19h 22mBus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Bristol Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BIO - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Penzance
11h 24m£88–286Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzance
14h 30m£158–462Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzance
15h 34m£158–408Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Penzance
15h 53m£137–401Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Luton Airport (LTN)BIO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Paddington to Penzance
16h 19m£170–424
Santander to Penzance by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Penzance is to bus which costs £80 - £220 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Penzance is to bus and fly and train which takes 11h 24m and costs £85 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Penzance. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Albert Pier Road via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 26m.
The distance between Santander and Penzance is 775 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Penzance without a car is to bus which takes 30h 26m and costs £80 - £220.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Santander to Penzance, including transfers.
Santander to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Penzance bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Penzance is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 7:06 PM in Santander and 6:06 PM in Penzance.
Book your Santander to Penzance bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Penzance, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Albert Pier Road via Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 30h 26m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bristol Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–21
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Penzance
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Albert Pier Road
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/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
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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