There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Varadero by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Santander Airport to José Martí International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to José Martí International Airport (HAV)SDR - HAV
- Take the bus from Havana Airport to Varadero
19h 32m$499–1,725Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to José Martí International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to José Martí International Airport (HAV)BIO - HAV
- Take the bus from Havana Airport to Varadero
20h 19m$365–1,449Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)BIO - VRA
18h 52m$366–1,437Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)MAD - VRA
21h 36m$383–1,405Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to José Martí International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to José Martí International Airport (HAV)MAD - HAV
- Take the bus from Havana Airport to Varadero
20h 54m$402–1,117Fly Santander Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA)SDR - VRA
31h 40m$610–2,413
Santander Airport (SDR) to José Martí International Airport (HAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Varadero is to train and fly and bus which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Varadero is to bus and fly which takes 18h 52m and costs $360 - $1,500.
The distance between Santander and Varadero is 7556 km.
It takes approximately 19h 32m to get from Santander to Varadero, including transfers.
Varadero is 6h behind Santander. It is currently 1:01 AM in Santander and 7:01 PM in Varadero.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Varadero, Cuba?
Iberia, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (VRA) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Philadelphia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Barcelona, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- cubana.cu
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Santander Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- w2fly.es
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Martí International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to José Martí International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to José Martí International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport via Edinburgh, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +53 59 89 0616
- viazul@eon.cu
- Website
- viazul.wetransp.com
Bus from Havana Airport to Varadero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.viazul.wetransp.com/
- 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
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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