There are 10 ways to get from Ulm to Santander by bus, plane, train, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe)
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Bus to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
8h 2m€89–260Bus to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane STR - SDR
8h 4m€85–310Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
18h 43m€368–672Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus FlixBus 783
23h 20m€116–207Drive 1,493 km
- Drive from Ulm to Santandercar 1,493 km
15h 43m€232–335Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 12m€111–318Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
9h 35m€128–375Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourgbus 321 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
19h 11m€261–463Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Ice
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
26h 17m€458–838Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
26h 38m€188–451
Ulm to Santander by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Santander is to bus and fly which costs €85 - €260 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Santander is to bus and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Santander. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Santander. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hbf and arriving at Santander via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 17m.
The distance between Ulm and Santander is 1303 km. The road distance is 1493 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 18h 43m and costs €360 - €700.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Ulm to Santander, including transfers.
Ulm to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Santander train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Ulm Hbf station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Santander is to bus which takes 23h 20m and costs €110 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €450 - €850 and takes 26h 17m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Ulm to Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 23h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulm Hbf to Santander via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 26h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–330
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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Ulm to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Ulm to Santander train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Santander is 1493 km. It takes approximately 15h 43m to drive from Ulm to Santander.
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