There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Stranraer by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)SDR - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
13h 59m£121–588Fly Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)SDR - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
9h 39m£102–236Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Stranraer
28h 9m£188–773Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Take the bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
31h 59m£148–590Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Stranraer
21h 25mBus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BIO - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
12h 21m£116–236Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BIO - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
13h 22m£107–244Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BIO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
13h 50m£107–336Fly Santander Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
11h 52m£117–458Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie923
34h 35m£107–238Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Take the train from Ayr to Stranraer
35h 1m£231–976
Santander to Stranraer by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Stranraer is to fly and bus and train which costs £100 - £240 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Stranraer is to fly and bus and train which takes 9h 39m and costs £100 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Stranraer. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Port Rodie via Paris, Calais, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 35m.
The distance between Santander and Stranraer is 965 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Stranraer without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 59m and costs £140 - £600.
It takes approximately 13h 59m to get from Santander to Stranraer, including transfers.
Santander to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Stranraer bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Stranraer is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:16 AM in Santander and 12:16 AM in Stranraer.
There are 193+ hotels available in Stranraer.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Stranraer, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Santander to Port Rodie via Paris, Calais, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 34h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Glasgow Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Stranraer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–130
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–350
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Laredo to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Port Rodie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Edinburgh Airport Bus Stop D to Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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