The average bus between Santander and Zumaia takes 3h 40m and the fastest bus takes 2h 52m. There is a bus service every few hours from Santander to Zumaia. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Santander and Zumaia. The earliest departure is at 2:30 AM at night, and the last departure from Santander is at 7:15 PM which arrives into Zumaia at 10:27 PM. All services require a transfer at Bilbao Intermodal and take an average of 3h 40m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Zumaia. However, there are services departing from Santander station and arriving at Zumaia station via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 40m.
Santander to Zumaia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Zumaia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Zarautz - Suhiltzaileen Biribilgunea station.
The distance between Santander and Zumaia is 126.4 km. The road distance is 194 km.
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Zumaia - Txomin Agirre Kalea 1 via Bilbao Intermodal, Zarautz - Suhiltzaileen Biribilgunea, and Zarautz - Nafarroa Kalea, Pilartxo-enea in around 3h 37m.