There are 7 ways to get from Venice to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane VCE - SDR
7h 4m€75–290Fly Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
7h 28m€40–166Train, bus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
21h 32m€302–531Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
25h 22m€137–228Drive 1,593.9 km
- Drive from Venice to Santandercar 1,593.9 km
16h 48m€287–414Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BLQ - SDR
6h 5m€74–247Bus
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
26h 43m€125–157
Venice to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €40 - €170 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Santander is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €70 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Gare Saint-Jean and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 22m.
The distance between Venice and Santander is 1315 km. The road distance is 1593.9 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 21h 32m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Venice to Santander, including transfers.
Venice to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station.
The best way to get from Venice to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €75 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 25h 22m.
Venice to Santander bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Santander is 1594 km. It takes approximately 16h 48m to drive from Venice to Santander.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, Gare Saint-Jean, Meca, and Bordeaux in around 25h 22m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Venice - Tronchetto Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 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
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