There are 13 ways to get from Santander to Romania by plane, bus, train, car, 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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SDR - OTP
4h 11m$101–232Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
2d 3h$86–217Bus, train via Aachen
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbftrain Tha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
34h 30m$285–472Drive 2,918.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Bucharestcar 2,918.8 km
31h 21m$534–771Fly Santander Airport to Iași International Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Iași International Airport (IAS)plane SDR - IAS
6h 50m$100–390Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane BIO - TSR
9h 51m$98–273Fly Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR)plane SDR - TSR
6h 45m$99–409Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BIO - CLJ
10h 23m$112–322Fly Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SDR - CLJ
9h 1m$95–350Bus via Ghent
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
40h 22m$137–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
44h 25m$585–854Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaretbus
2d 6h$167–234Drive, car train
- Drive from Santander to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
32h 37m$636–897
Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Romania is to fly which costs $95 - $350 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs $100 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Romania. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Teatrul National via Bilbao Intermodal, Lille, Ghent and Bd. Garii Obor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 22m.
The distance between Santander and Romania is 2403 km. The road distance is 2918.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Romania without a car is to bus and train via Aachen which takes 34h 30m and costs $280 - $480.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Santander to Romania, including transfers.
Santander to Romania bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs $100 - $240. Alternatively, you can bus via Ghent, which costs $130 - $260 and takes 40h 22m.
There is no direct flight from Santander Airport Airport to Iași International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 12h 50m and has one stopover.
Santander to Romania bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Romania?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Teatrul National via Bilbao Intermodal, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, Ghent, Bucharest Obor, and Bd. Garii Obor in around 40h 22m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Iași International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Iași International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Iași International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Santander Airport to Iași International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Santander Airport to Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/#/cautare/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $155
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest Gară Filaret
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Romania is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 12:55 AM in Santander and 1:55 AM in Romania.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Romania is 2919 km. It takes approximately 31h 21m to drive from Santander to Romania.
Vueling Airlines, Ryanair, Tarom and two other airlines offer flights from Santander Airport Airport to Iași International Airport Airport.
There are 5473+ hotels available in Romania.
























































