There are 7 ways to get from Winterthur to Santander by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ZRH - SDR
6h 47m€84–267Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
7h 3m€73–256Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Winterthur to Genèvetrain Ic1
- Take the train from Genève to Paris Gare de Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
19h 23m€412–796Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonnebus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
23h 45m€92–175Drive 1,352.3 km
- Drive from Winterthur to Santandercar 1,352.3 km
14h 9m€231–334Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville 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 / ...
22h 9m€261–435Train, bus
- Take the train from Winterthur to Konstanztrain
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
24h 51m€95–143
Winterthur to Santander by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Winterthur to Santander is to train and bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 24h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Winterthur to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Winterthur to Santander. However, there are services departing from Winterthur and arriving at Santander via Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 9m.
The distance between Winterthur and Santander is 1084 km. The road distance is 1352.3 km.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 19h 23m and costs €410 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Winterthur to Santander, including transfers.
Winterthur to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Winterthur to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs €80 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €180 and takes 23h 45m, you could also train, which costs €260 - €440 and takes 22h 9m.
Winterthur to Santander train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Winterthur to Santander is 1352 km. It takes approximately 14h 9m to drive from Winterthur to Santander.
What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Santander Airport (SDR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Santander E.A. via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 23h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €140–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–280
- 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
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to Konstanz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €8–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–17
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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