There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Portimão by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Faro
- Take the train from Faro to Portimao
8h 13m€64–273Bus via Lisbon
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
19h 38m€44–165Train, bus via Seville
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa JustaAve
- Take the bus from Seville to Faro
- Take the train from Faro to PortimaoRe
14h 4m€62–223Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to BurgosAlsa
- Take the bus from Burgos to PortimaoBlaBlaCar Bus
18h 45m€81–121Drive 942.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Portimão942.3 km
10h 39m€147–212Fly Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)SDR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
8h 45m€95–250Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)SDR - FAO
- Take the bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
8h 35m€87–204Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Seville Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Seville Airport (SVQ)BIO - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Faro
- Take the train from Faro to Portimao
11h 21m€47–186Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)BIO - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
11h 8m€65–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to HuelvaAlv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Faro
- Take the train from Faro to PortimaoRe
14h 21m€74–222
Santander to Portimão by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Portimão is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €210 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Portimão is to fly and bus and train which takes 8h 13m and costs €60 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Portimão. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Portimao via Burgos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
The distance between Santander and Portimão is 974 km. The road distance is 942.3 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Portimão without a car is to train and bus via Seville which takes 14h 4m and costs €60 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Santander to Portimão, including transfers.
Santander to Portimão bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
Santander to Portimão bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Burgos station.
Portimão is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 6:04 PM in Santander and 5:04 PM in Portimão.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Portimão is 942 km. It takes approximately 10h 39m to drive from Santander to Portimão.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Portimão, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Portimao via Burgos in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Faro to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Tunes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–15
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–15
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–11
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €1–11
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–20
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Burgos to Portimao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 300 074 830
- clientes@vamusalgarve.pt
- Website
- vamusalgarve.pt
Bus from Faro Airport to Terminal Rodoviário de Portimão
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Schedules at
- vamusalgarve.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €6–9
- Aerobus
- €13–15
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