There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Salou by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Renfe)
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Fly from Santander Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SDR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
3h 45m€41–221Train (Renfe)
cheapest- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Camp De Tarragonatrain Alv
11h 45m€36–86Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragonatrain Ave
8h 53m€58–212Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Salou, Estación de Autobusesbus Alsa
10h 20m€53–80Drive 633.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Saloucar 633.6 km
6h 11m€98–142Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BIO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragonatrain
6h 52m€43–181Bus via Pamplona
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruñabus L20
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Salou, Estación de Autobusesbus
12h 40m€44–82
Santander to Salou by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Salou is to bus via Pamplona which costs €40 - €85 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Salou is to fly and train which takes 3h 45m and costs €40 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Salou. However, there are services departing from Santander E.A. and arriving at Salou, Estación de Autobuses via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Santander and Salou is 675 km. The road distance is 633.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Salou without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 53m and costs €55 - €220.
It takes approximately 3h 45m to get from Santander to Salou, including transfers.
Santander to Salou bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Santander E.A. station.
The best way to get from Santander to Salou is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 53m and costs €55 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 20m.
Santander to Salou bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Salou is 634 km. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Santander to Salou.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Salou, Spain?
You can take a train from Santander to Pl. Europa - Hotel Salou Princess via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Camp De Tarragona, and Estació del Camp de Tarragona in around 8h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander E.A. to Salou, Estación de Autobuses via Bilbao Intermodal in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €14–40
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Inicial
- €25–80
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/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
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Salou, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruña
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Pamplona to Salou, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
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