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How to get fromTarifa to Santanderby bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe)

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There are 9 ways to get from Tarifa to Santander by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Renfe)

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  1. Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane AGP - SDR
    5h 10m
    €87–265

  2. Bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane AGP - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    7h 58m
    €60–201

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus bus
    2. Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Alv / ...
    10h 56m
    €126–248

  4. Bus via Salamanca

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus bus ALSA - Alge-Coru
    2. Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus Alsa
    16h 45m
    €89–140

  5. Drive  1,013 km

    1. Drive from Tarifa to Santandercar car 1,013 km
    10h 22m
    €165–238

  6. Bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus bus
    2. Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain train
    3. Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane XRY - SDR
    6h 52m
    €146–354

  7. Bus, train to Seville Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus bus
    2. Take the train from Cadiz to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain train
    3. Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane SVQ - SDR
    6h 23m
    €89–277

  8. Train (Renfe)

    1. Take the train from Algeciras to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Alv
    2. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Alv / ...
    13h
    €139–209

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Tarifa to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus Algeciras
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus ALSA - Bilb-Stder / ...
    18h 43m
    €87–140

Tarifa to Santander by bus and train

Calendar21Weekly Services
Duration10h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€126Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 906.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 10m

What companies run services between Tarifa, Andalusia, Spain and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Tarifa to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 16h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tarifa to Santander via Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo, Algeciras, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 13h.

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