There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Rabat by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane SDR - CMN
- Take the train from Gare Oasis to Rabat Villetrain
7h 28mMAD 761–3,220Train, bus, car ferry via Valdepeñas
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Valdepenastrain
- Take the bus from Valdepeñas to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
28h 4mMAD 1,656–3,705Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Burgosbus
- Take the bus from Burgos to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
29h 2mMAD 1,340–3,445Bus, car ferry, train via Murcia
- Take the bus from Santander Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeriabus
- Take the car ferry from Almeria to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
36h 56mMAD 1,867–8,318Fly Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane SDR - RBA
4h 45mMAD 842–4,322Bus, bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane VIT - RBA
10h 25mMAD 860–4,171Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Mohammed V International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane BIO - CMN
- Take the train from Gare Oasis to Rabat Villetrain
9h 19mMAD 955–3,403Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Almeriatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Almeria to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the car ferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
31h 6mMAD 1,881–4,125
Santander to Rabat by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Rabat is to bus and fly and train which costs MAD 950 - MAD 3,400 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Rabat is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs MAD 800 - MAD 4,400.
The distance between Santander and Rabat is 1288 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Rabat without a car is to train and bus and car ferry via Valdepeñas which takes 28h 4m and costs MAD 1,600 - MAD 3,700.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Santander to Rabat, including transfers.
Rabat is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 10:13 PM in Santander and 9:13 PM in Rabat.
There are 1670+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Rabat, Morocco?
Iberia, Ryanair, and five other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–6,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,300
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,200–6,000
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–3,800
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Rabat-Salé via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–3,800
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–3,800
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–6,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–3,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–3,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–3,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mohammed V International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–2,200
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–5,500
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Rabat-Salé via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,300–4,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 2,000–10,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 2,000–7,000
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–2,500
- Phone
- 2255
- communication.digitale@oncf.ma
- Website
- oncf.ma
Train from Gare Oasis to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–75
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 35–55
- 1st Class
- MAD 55–75
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–900
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valdepenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 280–470
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Valdepeñas to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 240–500
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 140–290
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Burgos to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Almeria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 190–390
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 85–180
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Almeria to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 95–190
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Santander Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,000
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 65–170
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 300–1,300
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–3,900
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 937–6,335
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
- Seating
- MAD 937
- Cabin
- MAD 4,223
- Car - Seat
- MAD 3,048
- Car - Cabin
- MAD 6,335
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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