There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Ulm by bus, plane, train, car, ferry, 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.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BIO - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 29m€104–252Fly Santander Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM)plane SDR - FMM
- Take the train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 10m€93–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
15h 3m€265–539Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus FlixBus 783
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ulm - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
24h 5m€136–242Drive 1,496.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Ulmcar 1,496.6 km
15h 37m€236–340Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BIO - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 53m€125–372Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 15m€129–436Fly Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane SDR - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 39m€114–398Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorntrain
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehreferry
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
11h€117–396Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 60 / ...
16h 2m€307–588Train
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbftrain Tgv
19h 22m€269–520
Santander to Ulm by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Ulm is to fly and train which costs €90 - €250 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Ulm is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Ulm station. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Ulm - Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Ulm Hbf via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 22m.
The distance between Santander and Ulm is 1300 km. The road distance is 1496.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Ulm without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 3m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Santander to Ulm, including transfers.
Santander to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Ulm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Ulm is to bus which takes 24h 5m and costs €130 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €550 and takes 19h 22m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Ulm - Bus Station via Paris and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 24h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Ulm Hbf via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 19h 22m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Memmingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ulm - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Bodensee-Schifffahrt Ag
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santander to Ulm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Ulm is 1497 km. It takes approximately 15h 37m to drive from Santander to Ulm.
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