There are 6 ways to get from Tangier to Santander by plane, car ferry, train, ferry, 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€93–310Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TNG - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
5h 41m€72–238Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Alv
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
15h 10m€112–224Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Santander E.A.bus
20h 1m€110–179Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Tanger Ville to Tarifaferry
- Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
16h 46m€90–161Car 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 Santander E.A.bus
21h€100–138
Tangier to Santander by car ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to ferry and train which costs €90 - €170 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Santander is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs €90 - €310.
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 10m and costs €110 - €230.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Tangier to Santander, including transfers.
There are 2080+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Ryanair, and three 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
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–700
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–490
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Algeciras to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- 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
- €55–85
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- 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
- +34 912 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
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.balearia.com/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
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- aml.ma
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