There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Santander by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Renfe), train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TRS - SDR
11h 27m€89–357Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 20m€63–254Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
25h 20m€330–583Train, bus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
27h 39m€139–200Drive 1,733.4 km
- Drive from Trieste to Santandercar 1,733.4 km
18h 5m€273–394Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane VCE - SDR
9h€286–822Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VCE - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 13m€260–729Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LJU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 56m€265–684Train to Treviso Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centraletrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TSF - SDR
7h 35m€110–804Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Santanderbus
29h 16m€330–777
Trieste to Santander by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €260 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Santander is to train and fly which takes 7h 35m and costs €110 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Santander. However, there are services departing from Trieste, Autostazione and arriving at Santander via Venice - Mestre Bus Station and Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Santander. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Santander via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Nimes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
The distance between Trieste and Santander is 1425 km. The road distance is 1733.4 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Santander without a car is to train which takes 25h 20m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Trieste to Santander, including transfers.
Trieste to Santander bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Trieste, Autostazione station.
Trieste to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Santander is to fly which takes 11h 27m and costs €85 - €360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €330 - €600 and takes 25h 20m, you could also bus, which costs €330 - €800 and takes 29h 16m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Santander Airport (SDR) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Santander via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Nimes, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Ljubljana to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Ljubljana to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Treviso Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Santander Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Trieste Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Trieste Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–390
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Santander bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Stazione Mestre station.
Trieste to Santander train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Santander is 1733 km. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Trieste to Santander.
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