There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Romania by plane, bus, car, train, 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 to Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SDR - CLJ
7h 13m$84–336Bus via Ghent
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
39h 56m$79–149Drive 2,918.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Bucharestcar 2,918.8 km
31h 21m$534–771Fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SDR - OTP
4h 16m$101–251Train, 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 19m$357–615Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
2d 3h$87–219Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus
2d 12h$142–275Drive, 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$636–907
Santander to Romania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Romania is to bus via Ghent which costs $75 - $150 and takes 39h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Romania is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $100 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Romania. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Bilbao, Bordeaux and Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Santander and Romania is 2188 km. The road distance is 2918.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Romania without a car is to bus via Ghent which takes 39h 56m and costs $75 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h 13m 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 7h 13m and costs $80 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus via Ghent, which costs $75 - $150 and takes 39h 56m.
Santander to Romania bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Romania is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 8:00 PM in Santander and 9:00 PM in Romania.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Romania?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Teatrul National via Bilbao, Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, Ghent, Bucharest Obor, and Gara Obor in around 39h 56m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Santander Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
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 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- 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
- $100–140
- 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 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- 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
- $8–14
- 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
- $17–20
- 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/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- 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
- 0351/40.91.53
- 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
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- 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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $156
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.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
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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