There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STR - SDR
8h 52m€84–296Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 31m€82–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
15h 36m€245–434Bus
- Take the bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus RegioJet 195
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
22h 56m€98–166Drive 1,453.1 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Santandercar 1,453.1 km
15h 2m€232–335Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FKB - SDR
15h 47m€101–339Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 26m€117–340Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
16h 19m€253–506Train, bus via Anglet
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritztrain Ter
- Take the bus from Biarritz Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
- Take the train from Bilbao to Santandertrain
21h 21m€263–495Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
26h 56m€117–254
Stuttgart to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Santander is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 7h 31m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Santander. However, there are services departing from Feuersee and arriving at Santander via Leonberg Bus Station and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Santander is 1179 km. The road distance is 1453.1 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 36m and costs €240 - €440.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Stuttgart to Santander, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Santander bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Leonberg Bus Station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €80 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 22h 56m.
Stuttgart to Santander bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Santander is 1453 km. It takes approximately 15h 2m to drive from Stuttgart to Santander.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Eurowings, and Ryanair UK fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Feuersee to Santander via Leonberg Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 22h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Leonberg Bus Station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Biarritz Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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