There are 6 ways to get from Tangier to Santander by plane, ferry, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Santander Airport
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Santander Airport (SDR)TNG - SDR
4h 39m€102–364Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)TNG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
4h 58m€67–364Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAlv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantanderAlv / ...
16h 26m€113–240Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Santander E.A.
20h 2m€107–173Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Drive from Tarifa to Santander
11h 28m€190–281Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
21h 8m€98–142
Tangier to Santander by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to car ferry and bus which costs €95 - €150 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €100 - €370.
The distance between Tangier and Santander is 893 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Santander without a car is to ferry and train which takes 16h 26m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Tangier to Santander, including transfers.
There are 1992+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–850
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–850
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–600
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34-956 63 63 63
- aml@aml.ma
- Website
- aml.ma
Ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- reservas@balearia.com
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/en
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