There are 9 ways to get from Varese to Santander by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MXP - SDR
8h 16m€76–257Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 28m€57–205Train, bus via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Lugano to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain Ec
- Take the train from Ringsheim/Europa-Park to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
19h 47m€211–483Train, bus
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S5
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
22h 33m€86–323Drive 1,336.1 km
- Drive from Varese to Santandercar 1,336.1 km
14h 40m€203–294Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Varese to Milano Dateotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LIN - SDR
9h 7m€116–298Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamobus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BGY - SDR
8h 50m€65–323Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train
- Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2 to Turin Auchan Corso Giulio Cesarebus
- Take the bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
24h 15m€87–239Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milanotrain S5
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to San Sebastian Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
24h 29m€68–109
Varese to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varese to Santander is to train and bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 24h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Varese to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 28m and costs €55 - €210.
The distance between Varese and Santander is 1063 km. The road distance is 1336.1 km.
The best way to get from Varese to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 19h 47m and costs €210 - €490.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Varese to Santander, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Varese to Santander is 1336 km. It takes approximately 14h 40m to drive from Varese to Santander.
There are 2001+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Varese, Italy and Santander, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Varese to Santander. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take a train from Varese to Santander via Lugano, Ringsheim/Europa-Park, Paris Est, Gare de l'Est, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Bordeaux St Jean, and Bordeaux in around 19h 47m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Milano Dateo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Varese to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ringsheim/Europa-Park to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €142
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Turin Stura Bus Station to Lyon Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2 to Turin Auchan Corso Giulio Cesare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €19–25
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to San Sebastian Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
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