There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Rota by plane, bus, train (Renfe, Ouigo), car, train, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Jerez Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane SDR - XRY
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Rotabus
4h 5m€81–356Fly to Seville Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Puerto De Santa Mariatrain
5h 23m€70–286Train via Seville
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Puerto De Santa Mariatrain Alv
11h 7m€102–227Bus via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Jerez De La Fronterabus Alsa
16h 15m€71–154Drive 937.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Rotacar 937.4 km
9h 25m€149–214Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Puerto De Santa Mariatrain Alv
11h 11m€110–197Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa Maríabus Irun
18h 15m€84–141
Santander to Rota by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Rota is to bus via Salamanca which costs €70 - €160 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Rota is to fly and bus which takes 4h 5m and costs €80 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Rota. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Rota via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses and Jerez de la Frontera. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 15m.
The distance between Santander and Rota is 814 km. The road distance is 937.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Rota without a car is to train via Seville which takes 11h 7m and costs €100 - €230.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Santander to Rota, including transfers.
Santander to Rota bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Rota is to train via Seville which takes 11h 7m and costs €100 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Salamanca, which costs €70 - €160 and takes 16h 15m.
Santander to Rota bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Rota is 937 km. It takes approximately 9h 25m to drive from Santander to Rota.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Rota, Spain?
You can take a train from Santander to Rota via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Sevilla-Santa Justa, Puerto De Santa Maria, and El Puerto de Santa María in around 11h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Rota via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses and Jerez de la Frontera in around 16h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Puerto De Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Puerto De Santa Maria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- €55–90
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 955 038 665
- Website
- siu.cmtbc.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Rota
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://siu.cmtbc.es/en/index.php
- Schedules at
- https://siu.cmtbc.es/en/lineas.php
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- informacion@tgcomes.es
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María to Rota
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Jerez De La Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de El Puerto de Santa María
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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