There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Wales 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 to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bristol Airport (BRS)SDR - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
5h 52m£66–224Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Drive from Plymouth to Cardiff
22h 39m£103–648Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lille
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
25h 23m£134–562Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
16h 51mFly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
4h 43m£94–229Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
5h 6m£112–358Car ferry, train via Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
24h 33m£91–726Bus
- 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 Kingsway GD
25h 52m£76–174Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff CentralPortsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central
33h 57m£107–341
Santander to Wales by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Wales is to bus which costs £75 - £180 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Wales is to fly and train which takes 4h 43m and costs £90 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Wales. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Kingsway GD via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 52m.
The distance between Santander and Wales is 590 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Wales without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 23m and costs £130 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Santander to Wales, including transfers.
Santander to Wales bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Wales bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Wales is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 3:00 AM in Santander and 2:00 AM in Wales.
Book your Santander to Wales bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Wales?
You can take a bus from Santander to Kingsway GD via Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 25h 52m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Bristol Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–300
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–130
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- 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
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Book at
- Brittany Ferries
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