There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Zagreb by bus, plane, train, car, shuttle, 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.
Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)BIO - ZAG
9h 17m€100–246Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to San Sebastian / DonostiaFlixBus 783
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Zagreb Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
31h 5m€87–134Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen HbfTgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach HbfRj
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.213 / ...
26h€189–536Drive 1,937.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Zagreb1,937.5 km
20h 7m€308–444Fly Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)SDR - ZAG
7h 44m€94–315Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Ljubljana (LJU)BIO - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
11h 38m€179–554Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Graz, shuttle
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Graz (GRZ)BIO - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
11h 31m€154–684Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Santander to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Zagreb
33h 57mDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Zagreb
21h 27m€387–541
Santander to Zagreb by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Zagreb is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 31h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Zagreb is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Zagreb station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Zagreb Central Bus Station via San Sebastian Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 5m.
The distance between Santander and Zagreb is 1655 km. The road distance is 1937.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Zagreb without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h and costs €180 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Santander to Zagreb, including transfers.
Santander to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Zagreb is to bus which takes 31h 5m and costs €85 - €140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €90 - €320 and takes 7h 44m.
Santander to Zagreb bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Zagreb is 1937 km. It takes approximately 20h 7m to drive from Santander to Zagreb.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Zagreb, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Santander to Zagreb Central Bus Station via San Sebastian / Donostia and San Sebastian Central Bus Station in around 31h 5m. Alternatively, Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 4 times a week.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Graz via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Graz via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Ljubljana via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €90–130
- Rail 1st Class
- €140–200
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Villach Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- €35–38
- Private
- €150–280
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
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