Edinburgh to Santander

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Edinburgh to Santander. From €108.11, fastest 5h 23m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Edinburgh to Santander costs €108.11 at the cheapest and takes 5h 23m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,431 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,431 km
Fastest
5h 23m
Average
5h 32m
Services per day
12
Cheapest
€108.11
CO2 per passenger
352.0 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
Flight5h 24m2h 14m3h 10m€146.46352.0 kg10
  • 5h 24mFastest, by Flight
  • €146.46Cheapest, by Flight
  • 352.0 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,431 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€108.11
  1. Loganair L970607:301h 11m08:41Edinburgh EDIExeter EXT
  2. Brittany Ferries BF108410:2425h 16m11:40Exeter QuaySantander Estacion Maritima

Changes at Exeter, with 103 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 30h 30mCO2 244.9 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€132.89
  1. Ryanair R182806:542h 14m09:08Edinburgh EDISantander SDR

Door to door 5h 24mCO2 352.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

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.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
LNER5 changesLNER10:0008:1022h 19m
LNER5 changesLNER12:0015:1027h 19m
LNER6 changesLNER12:0011:4523h 54m
LNER6 changesLNER12:0010:1022h 19m
LNER7 changesLNER12:0009:1021h 19m
LNER7 changesLNER13:0011:1022h 19m

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 Edinburgh to Santander
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Edinburgh to SantanderFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€265.64€268.00€204.87€175.96€176.55€183.04€190.12€168.88€177.73€167.70€146.46€159.44€162.39€153.54
Train€300.09€300.09€254.99€232.44€224.19€242.34€208.24€230.79€215.39€218.14€196.14€165.89€193.39€187.34

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €108.11

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Santander is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Santander?

The search opens on Santander with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Edinburgh to Santander

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

  1. €109.2990 days
  2. €93.3660 days
  3. €110.4745 days
  4. €128.7630 days
  5. €150.0021 days
  6. €153.5414 days
  7. €190.127 days
  8. €204.873 days
  9. €265.641 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €93.36.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 185 percent. The most expensive point is €265.64, 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.
€265.64€93.361371421304560

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. €167.70Sun
  2. €146.46Mon
  3. €159.44Tue
  4. €162.39Wed
  5. €153.54Thu
  6. €168.88Fri
  7. €177.73Sat
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. €176.55Sep
  2. €128.76Oct
  3. €115.78Nov
  4. €115.19Dec
  5. €109.29Jan
  6. €91.00Feb

The route

EdinburghEdinburghSantanderSantander
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
67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,431 km against 1,389 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Manchester, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Exeter. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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 Edinburgh at 06:48 and the last at 18:38, across 10 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.

Edinburgh

Rail
  • Edinburgh Waverley
  • Edinburgh Gateway station
  • Edinburgh Park railway station
Bus
  • Edinburgh Bus Station
  • Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
  • EDI
Ferry
  • Cruise Liner Terminal

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.
OperatorFrom
Ryanair€127.58
Ryanair UK€119.91
The price

What the fare is made of

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

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€84.0078%
Taxes€15.1214%
Supplier fees€7.006%
Our service fee€1.992%
Total you pay€108.11100%

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

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

The fastest journey from Edinburgh to Santander takes 5h 23m door to door, of which 2h 14m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 32m, 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

The cheapest fare from Edinburgh to Santander is €108.11, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €194.55. 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

The cheapest way from Edinburgh to Santander is by Flight, at €146.46 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 24m 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

Fares from Edinburgh to Santander bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €93.36. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 185 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Edinburgh to Santander, at €146.46. 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Edinburgh to Santander, at €91.00 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

2 operators sell services from Edinburgh to Santander across 1 modes: Ryanair, Ryanair UK. 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

67 percent of the services we sell from Edinburgh to Santander are direct. The rest connect at Manchester, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Exeter, with about 68 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 Edinburgh to Santander use?

Services from Edinburgh to Santander by Flight leave from Edinburgh EDI and arrive at Santander SDR. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Edinburgh to Santander?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Edinburgh 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

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 Edinburgh to Santander on September 10, 2026: 1431 km of route against 1389 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €108.11, and 5h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Santander are the half people leave until last.

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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