Bournemouth to Santander

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Bournemouth to Santander. From €59.18, fastest 26h 3m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Bournemouth to Santander costs €59.18 at the cheapest and takes 26h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 861 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.

Checked September 9, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
861 km
Fastest
26h 3m
Average
28h 12m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€59.18
CO2 per passenger
99.0 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Ferry28h 50m27h 20m1h 30m€74.0499.0 kg5
  • 28h 50mFastest, by Ferry
  • €74.04Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 99.0 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 861 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€59.18
  1. Brittany Ferries BF243907:301h 47m09:17Mudeford FerryWeymouth Rowing Ferry
  2. Brittany Ferries BF489810:2525h 1m11:26Weymouth Rowing FerrySantander Estacion Maritima

Changes at Weymouth, with 68 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 29h 26mCO2 101.9 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€83.38
  1. Brittany Ferries BF678707:3025h 56m09:26Mudeford FerryPuerto deportivo El Abra-Getxo
  2. Renfe Feve RF524610:3038m11:08Algorta stationSantander

Changes at Algorta, with 64 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 28h 45mCO2 101.8 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Lowest CO2€71.29
  1. Brittany Ferries BF484506:4227h 20m10:02Mudeford FerrySantander Estacion Maritima

Door to door 28h 50mCO2 99.0 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bournemouth to Santander
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bournemouth to SantanderThuSep 10FriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23
Ferry€146.09€140.04€153.78€106.48€85.04€91.09€91.64€92.19€81.19€86.13€93.84€74.59€74.04€77.34

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €59.18

The ferry gets you into Santander. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Bournemouth to Santander

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €59.1890 days
  2. €45.9960 days
  3. €53.6945 days
  4. €56.9930 days
  5. €63.0321 days
  6. €77.3414 days
  7. €91.647 days
  8. €153.783 days
  9. €146.091 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €45.99.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 234 percent. The most expensive point is €153.78, 3 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€153.78€45.991371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €93.84Sun
  2. €74.59Mon
  3. €74.04Tue
  4. €77.34Wed
  5. €92.19Thu
  6. €86.14Fri
  7. €86.13Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €91.09Sep
  2. €65.23Oct
  3. €52.59Nov
  4. €47.64Dec
  5. €48.19Jan
  6. €43.79Feb

The route

BournemouthBournemouthSantanderSantander
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 861 km against 820 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Getxo, Algorta, Weymouth, Gosport. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bournemouth at 06:42 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bournemouth

Rail
  • Bournemouth railway station
  • Bournemouth West railway station
  • Bournemouth East original railway station
Bus
  • Bournemouth Travel Interchange
  • Bournemouth University Bus Hub
Air
  • BOH
Ferry
  • Mudeford Ferry
  • Hengistbury Head

Santander

Rail
  • Santander
  • Santander Estación
  • Santander railway station
Bus
  • Santander Estacion de Autobuses
  • Estación de autobuses de Santander
Air
  • SDR
Ferry
  • Santander Estacion Maritima
  • Embarcadero de Santander

The fare from SDR into Santander is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from SDR into Santander?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Santander costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Brittany Ferries€64.1426h 3m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
  • Brittany Ferries
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Ferry fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€51.9988%
Taxes€5.209%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€59.18100%

A day in Santander hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Santander

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Bournemouth to Santander

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bournemouth to Santander?

The fastest journey from Bournemouth to Santander takes 26h 3m door to door, of which 27h 20m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 28h 12m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bournemouth to Santander?

The cheapest fare from Bournemouth to Santander is €59.18, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €85.04. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Santander?

The cheapest way from Bournemouth to Santander is by Ferry, at €74.04 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 28h 50m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Bournemouth to Santander?

Fares from Bournemouth to Santander bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €45.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 234 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bournemouth to Santander?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bournemouth to Santander, at €74.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bournemouth to Santander?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bournemouth to Santander, at €43.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Bournemouth to Santander?

1 operators sell services from Bournemouth to Santander across 1 modes: Brittany Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bournemouth to Santander?

20 percent of the services we sell from Bournemouth to Santander are direct. The rest connect at Getxo, Algorta, Weymouth, Gosport, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Bournemouth to Santander use?

Services from Bournemouth to Santander by Ferry leave from Mudeford Ferry and arrive at Santander Estacion Maritima. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bournemouth to Santander?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Bournemouth to Santander allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bournemouth to Santander on September 9, 2026: 861 km of route against 820 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €59.18, and 26h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Santander afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Santander before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Santander, with free cancellation on most of it.

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