There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Sapa by bus, plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)BIO - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
25h 47m$321–997Drive 12,104.1 km
- Drive from Santander to Sapa12,104.1 km
5d 14h$2,212–3,195Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Dien Bien Phu Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)BIO - DIN
- Drive from Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) to Sapa
33h 47m$490–1,466Fly Santander Airport to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport, drive
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH)SDR - WNH
- Drive from Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) to Sapa
34h 16m$491–1,644Fly Santander Airport to Noi Bai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)SDR - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
29h 5m$435–1,430Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)OVD - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
31h 52m$392–1,166Bus, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)BOD - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
30h 9m$524–862Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train, drive
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)MAD - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Hekou North
- Drive from Hekou North to Sapa
31h 38m
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Sapa is to bus and train and fly which costs $500 - $900 and takes 30h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Sapa is to bus and fly which takes 25h 47m and costs $320 - $1,000.
The distance between Santander and Sapa is 10217 km. The road distance is 12104.1 km.
It takes approximately 25h 47m to get from Santander to Sapa, including transfers.
Sapa is 6h ahead of Santander. It is currently 12:06 AM in Santander and 6:06 AM in Sapa.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Sapa is 12104 km. It takes approximately 5 days 14h to drive from Santander to Sapa.
There are 686+ hotels available in Sapa.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Sapa, Vietnam?
There is no direct connection from Santander to Sapa. However, you can take the bus to Bilbao Intermodal, take the bus to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, walk to Bilbao Airport (BIO) airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), walk to Hanoi Airport, then take the bus to Sapa. Alternatively, you can drive from Santander to Sapa in around 5d 14h.
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- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Munich, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Milan Malpensa, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Frankfurt, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Asturias Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Asturias Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Wenshan Puzhehei Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Barcelona, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Asturias Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Barcelona, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Asturias Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Rome, Dhaka
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $45–65
- Rail 1st Class
- $70–100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Kunming Station to Hekou North
- 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/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Oviedo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 19001137
- info@interbuslines.com
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Schedules at
- interbuslines.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
- Cabin
- $26
- Ordinary
- $11
- VIP Cabin
- $16
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