Cheapest€43.79
- Brittany Ferries BF331606:2117h 50m00:11Le BrestoâSantander Estacion Maritima
Door to door 19h 20mCO2 66.5 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Brest to Santander costs €43.79 at the cheapest and takes 18h 12m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 578 km. Cheapest is by Ferry, fastest is by Ferry.
At a glance
- Distance
- 578 km
- Fastest
- 18h 12m
- Average
- 19h 22m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €43.79
- CO2 per passenger
- 66.5 kg
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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 19h 20m | 17h 50m | 1h 30m | €50.39 | 66.5 kg | 5 |
- 19h 20mFastest, by Ferry
- €50.39Cheapest, by Ferry
- 66.5 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
- 578 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Brest to Santander | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | €109.24 | €105.94 | €102.64 | €58.09 | €61.94 | €67.99 | €77.89 | €55.34 | €67.44 | €63.59 | €50.39 | €50.39 | €52.59 | €54.79 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €43.79
The ferry gets you into Santander. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Brest to Santander
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €49.2990 days
- €28.9460 days
- €32.2445 days
- €35.5430 days
- €51.4921 days
- €54.7914 days
- €77.897 days
- €102.643 days
- €109.241 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 277 percent. The most expensive point is €109.24, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €63.59Sun
- €50.39Mon
- €50.39Tue
- €52.59Wed
- €54.79Thu
- €58.09Fri
- €67.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €61.94Sep
- €46.54Oct
- €36.09Nov
- €32.79Dec
- €32.79Jan
- €30.04Feb
The route
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 578 km against 550 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, Donostia / San Sebastián, Algorta, Irun. The gap between arriving and leaving is 60 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 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 Brest at 06:21 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.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Brest
Rail
- Brest railway station
- Gare de Daoulas
- Gare de Dirinon
Bus
- Gare routière de Brest
- Gare Routière
Air
- BES
Ferry
- Le Brestoâ
- Gare Maritime (Molène et Ouessant)
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.
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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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brittany Ferries | €43.79 | 18h 12m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €38.00 | 87% |
| Taxes | €3.80 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 5% |
| Total you pay | €43.79 | 100% |
A day in Santander hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
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 Brest 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 Brest to Santander?
The fastest journey from Brest to Santander takes 18h 12m door to door, of which 17h 50m is spent moving, on the Ferry. Most services take around 19h 22m, 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 Brest to Santander?
The cheapest fare from Brest to Santander is €43.79, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €56.99. 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 Brest to Santander?
The cheapest way from Brest to Santander is by Ferry, at €50.39 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 19h 20m 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 Brest to Santander?
Fares from Brest to Santander bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €28.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 277 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Brest to Santander?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Brest to Santander, at €50.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Brest to Santander?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Brest to Santander, at €30.04 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 Brest to Santander?
1 operators sell services from Brest 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 Brest to Santander?
20 percent of the services we sell from Brest to Santander are direct. The rest connect at Getxo, Donostia / San Sebastián, Algorta, Irun, with about 60 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 Brest to Santander use?
Services from Brest to Santander by Ferry leave from Le Brestoâ 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 Brest to Santander?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Brest 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 Brest to Santander on September 10, 2026: 578 km of route against 550 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €43.79, and 18h 12m 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.
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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