There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Tours by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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 Paris Orly Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane SDR - ORY
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
3h 34m€94–318Bus via Bilbao
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toursbus
11h 30m€48–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain 7656 / ...
8h 21m€89–176Bus, train via Irun
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain D51 / ...
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain 84
8h 51m€113–241Drive 760 km
- Drive from Santander to Tourscar 760 km
7h 31m€123–177Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
7h 27m€112–308Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 44m€65–120Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain D51 / ...
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain 84
12h 10m€111–241
Santander to Tours by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Tours is to bus via Bilbao which costs €45 - €130 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Tours is to fly and train which takes 3h 34m and costs €90 - €320.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Santander and arriving at Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Tours. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at St Pierre Des Corps via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between Santander and Tours is 977 km. The road distance is 760 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Tours without a car is to bus and train which takes 8h 21m and costs €85 - €180.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Santander to Tours, including transfers.
Santander to Tours bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Tours train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Tours is to bus via Bilbao which takes 11h 30m and costs €45 - €130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €250 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Tours, France?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Tours via Bilbao Intermodal in around 11h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to St Pierre Des Corps via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 12h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Tours - Vaucanson Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Tours bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Tours train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Tours is 760 km. It takes approximately 7h 31m to drive from Santander to Tours.
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