There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Santander by plane, bus, or subway
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DCA - SDR
11h 45m€480–1,800Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane IAD - SDR
15h 27m€262–1,107Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DCA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 31m€382–1,404
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Santander is to subway and fly which costs €260 - €1200 and takes 15h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Santander is to fly which takes 11h 45m and costs €480 - €1800.
The distance between Washington and Santander is 5951 km.
It takes approximately 11h 45m to fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Santander Airport (SDR), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 12h 21m and has two stopovers.
Santander is 6h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:21 PM in Washington and 10:21 PM in Santander.
Ryanair, Delta, JetBlue Airways and two other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport.
There are 2048+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Santander, Spain?
American Airlines, Iberia, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via New York JFK, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- €2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- €4–7
- 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/
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