There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Pontivy by bus, train, 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 to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Take the train from Nantes to VannesTer
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF603
15h 21m€76–362Bus via Bordeaux
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 Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Vannes
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF603
18h 10m€39–137Drive 908.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Pontivy908.3 km
9h 14m€143–207Fly Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)SDR - NTE
- Take the bus from Nantes - Airport - Arrivals Zone 1 to Vannes
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
10h€81–300Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Rennes
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF620
16h 58m€51–149Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS)BIO - RNS
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
11h 49m€111–395Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)BIO - NTE
- Take the bus from Nantes - Airport - Arrivals Zone 1 to Vannes
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
11h 43m€87–281Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Brest Bretagne Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)BIO - BES
- Take the train from Brest to St Brieuc
- Take the bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
13h 28m€132–309
Santander to Pontivy by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Pontivy is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €35 - €140 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Pontivy is to drive which takes 9h 14m and costs €140 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Pontivy. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Gare SNCF via Bilbao and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 58m.
The distance between Santander and Pontivy is 997 km. The road distance is 908.3 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Pontivy without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 21m and costs €75 - €370.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Santander to Pontivy, including transfers.
Santander to Pontivy bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Pontivy bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Pontivy is 908 km. It takes approximately 9h 14m to drive from Santander to Pontivy.
There are 305+ hotels available in Pontivy.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Pontivy, France?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Gare SNCF via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Gare Routière in around 16h 58m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brest Bretagne Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
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 Bordeaux Saint-Jean to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to St Brieuc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21
- 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 Nantes to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to St Brieuc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- 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 Bilbao to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- communication@bretagne.bzh
- Website
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
Bus from Gare SNCF to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- breizhgo.bzh
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nantes - Airport - Arrivals Zone 1 to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €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 Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–20
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €3–20
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