There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Santander by plane, bus, subway, or train
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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 55m€470–1,900Subway 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 42m€368–1,419Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane PHL - SDR
17h 35m€296–1,740
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 55m and costs €470 - €1900.
The distance between Washington and Santander is 5951 km.
It takes approximately 11h 55m 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 4:57 AM in Washington and 10:57 AM in Santander.
JetBlue Airways, Aer Lingus, Ryanair and three other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport.
There are 1956+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Santander, Spain?
American Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via New York JFK, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via New York JFK, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
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
- €270–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Boston, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via New York JFK, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
- 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 Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- 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
- €350–1,400
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €15–220
- Business Class
- €60–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €26–400
- First Class
- €130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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