There are 5 ways to get from Tangier to Santander by plane, car ferry, train, or bus
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)plane TNG - SDR
3h 59m€68–300Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
15h 33m€143–435Car ferry, bus via Salamanca
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
20h 4m€90–402Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TNG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
4h 35m€81–330Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
20h 53m€87–378
Tangier to Santander by car ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to car ferry and bus which costs €85 - €380 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €65 - €300.
The distance between Tangier and Santander is 887 km.
The best way to get from Tangier to Santander without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 15h 33m and costs €140 - €440.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Tangier to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 2:13 AM in Tangier and 3:13 AM in Santander.
There are 2624+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Air Europa, and two other airlines fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–750
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–480
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–750
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–480
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €75–140
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- 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
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–221
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- €40
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- €50
- Sirena Seat Car
- €211
- Neptuno Seat Car
- €221
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