There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Santander by plane, car ferry, car, train, or bus
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Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CTA - SDR
7h 16m€62–193Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Santandercar
33h 13m€256–421Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the bus from Naples - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
43h 32m€200–389Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CTA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 2m€66–211Fly Palermo Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane PMO - SDR
7h 44m€94–165Bus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
44h 5m€110–256Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to San Sebastian Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
45h 7m€121–194Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
46h 3m€124–236
Sicily to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Santander is to fly which costs €60 - €200 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Santander. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Santander via Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 5m.
The distance between Sicily and Santander is 1729 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 43h 32m and costs €200 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Sicily to Santander, including transfers.
Sicily to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
The best way to get from Sicily to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs €60 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €260 and takes 44h 5m.
Sicily to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
There are 2049+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Iberia and Ryanair fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Santander via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Bordeaux in around 44h 5m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Naples - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello to Milano, San Donato M3
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to San Sebastian Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
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