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How to get fromSantander to Xiningby bus, plane, car or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Xining by bus, plane, car, or train

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  1. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Xining

    best
    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Xining (XNN)planeBIO - XNN
    24h 24m
    ¥2,199–6,661

  2. Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lanzhou, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lanzhou (LHW)planeBIO - LHW
    3. Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
    4. Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
    28h 54m
    ¥1,883–6,320

  3. Drive 9,913.8 km

    1. Drive from Santander to Xiningcar9,913.8 km
    4d 16h
    ¥12,824–18,523

  4. Fly Santander Airport to Xining

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Xining (XNN)planeSDR - XNN
    18h 42m
    ¥3,473–11,318

  5. Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Xining

    1. Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain
    2. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Xining (XNN)planeMAD - XNN
    22h 56m
    ¥2,446–8,203

  6. Fly Santander Airport to Lanzhou, bus, train

    1. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lanzhou (LHW)planeSDR - LHW
    2. Take the bus from Lanzhou Airport to Oriental Hotelbus
    3. Take the train from Lanzhou West to Xiningtrain
    22h 11m
    ¥2,866–9,267

  7. Bus, bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Xining

    1. Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
    3. Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Xining (XNN)planeVIT - XNN
    26h 9m
    ¥2,442–8,789

Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Xining (XNN) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration21h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,090Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Xining, China?

Iberia, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Xining (XNN) twice daily.

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