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There are 11 ways to get from Ulm to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, ferry, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR)planeSTR - SDR
    9h 35m
    €82–331

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Ulm - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus StationbusBlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris to SantanderbusFlixBus 783
    23h 50m
    €69–190

  3. Train, bus via Bordeaux

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St JeantrainTgv
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
    16h 46m
    €175–399

  4. Drive 1,493.6 km

    1. Drive from Ulm to Santandercar1,493.6 km
    15h 37m
    €237–343

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeSTR - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    8h 29m
    €92–271

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeMUC - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    9h 25m
    €119–280

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbtrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeFRA - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    9h 19m
    €151–392

  8. Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
    3. Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)planeZRH - SDR
    11h 26m
    €138–316

  9. Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
    3. Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
    4. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)planeZRH - BIO
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    11h 15m
    €118–336

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain83
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Montpellier Saint-RochtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
    4. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to SantandertrainAlv / ...
    22h 29m
    €233–591

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, BahnhoftrainRe5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatzbus700
    3. Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
    26h 58m

Ulm to Santander by train, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration16h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€175Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Ulm - Bus Station to Santander via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris in around 23h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Santander via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 22h 29m.

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