Travel to Santander
Every way to reach Santander: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Santander is reachable from 120 places across 12 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 14 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin is 64 km away.
How people reach Santander
Every mode that actually calls at Santander, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 110 | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 649 km | 3 |
| Flight | 64 | €37.31 | 4h 1m | 2,384 km | 9 |
| Ferry | 98 | €11.88 | 3h 45m | 852 km | 2 |
- 120Places you can arrive from
- 120Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 14Operators
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Santander is not something we sell.
Looking for somewhere to stay in Santander?
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 50 | 18% | Santurtzi, 64 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 99 | 36% | Valladolid, 215 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 111 | 41% | Denia, 609 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 12 | 4% | Berlin, 1623 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Santander that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Santander
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Santander
- Santander
- Santander Estación
- Santander railway station
- Santander Estacion de Autobuses
- Estación de autobuses de Santander
- SDR
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Santander
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao to Santander train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 75 km |
| Getxo to Santander train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 65 km |
| Getxo to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 3h 52m | 65 km |
| Bilbao to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 4h 19m | 75 km |
| Algorta to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 3h 50m | 66 km |
| Bermeo to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 3h 49m | 88 km |
| Santurtzi to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 3h 45m | 64 km |
| Portugalete to Santander ferry | €11.88 | 3h 55m | 65 km |
| Algorta to Santander train | €11.89 | 1h 19m | 66 km |
| Santurtzi to Santander train | €11.89 | 1h 17m | 64 km |
| Portugalete to Santander train | €11.89 | 1h 22m | 65 km |
| Gijón to Santander ferry | €12.44 | 6h 29m | 150 km |
| Donostia / San Sebastian to Santander ferry | €13.54 | 6h 16m | 149 km |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander train | €17.39 | 1h 43m | 115 km |
| Burgos to Santander train | €17.94 | 1h 49m | 125 km |
| Gijón to Santander train | €19.59 | 1h 57m | 150 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
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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Popular trips to Santander
Common questions about Travel to Santander
How can I get to Santander?
Santander is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 120 places, across 12 countries, on services run by 14 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Santander?
The cheapest way into Santander is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 120 origins we sell into Santander over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Santander?
The fastest journey into Santander is by Train, at 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 64 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Santander have?
Santander has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Santander, Santander Estación, Santander railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Santander from within 200 km?
50 of the routes we sell into Santander start within 200 km. The nearest is Santurtzi, 64 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Santander in Spain?
Santander connects to 120 places on our network across 12 countries, the furthest of them 2,384 km away in a straight line. Spain routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Spain
The wider region
Being on the water gives Santander a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Anything to book in Santander before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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