There are 8 ways to get from Alpe d'Huez to Santander by bus, train, plane, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LYS - SDR
10h 2m€141–418Drive, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to St Jean De Maurienne Arvancar
- Take the train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 32m€62–302Bus
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
20h 9m€115–172Drive 1,111.1 km
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to Santandercar 1,111.1 km
11h 1m€210–304Drive, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Drive from Alpe d'Huez to St Jean De Maurienne Arvancar
- Take the train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane TRN - SDR
10h 8m€83–346Taxi, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Alpe d'Huez to Grenoble Universites Gierestaxi
- Take the train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 18m€193–368Bus, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routierebus
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
11h 36m€147–411Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
20h 34m€100–167
Alpe d'Huez to Santander by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Santander is to bus via Toulouse which costs €100 - €170 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Santander is to bus and train and fly which takes 10h 2m and costs €140 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Alpe d'Huez to Santander. However, there are services departing from Office de Tourisme and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Grenoble and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 9m.
The distance between Alpe d'Huez and Santander is 931 km. The road distance is 1111.1 km.
The best way to get from Alpe d'Huez to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 20h 9m and costs €110 - €180.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Alpe d'Huez to Santander, including transfers.
Alpe d'Huez to Santander bus services, operated by Transaltitude, depart from Office de Tourisme station.
Alpe d'Huez to Santander bus services, operated by Transaltitude, arrive at Gare Routiere station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alpe d'Huez to Santander is 1111 km. It takes approximately 11h 1m to drive from Alpe d'Huez to Santander.
There are 1879+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Alpe d'Huez, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Office de Tourisme to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Grenoble, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 20h 9m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Santander Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble Universites Gieres to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from St Jean De Maurienne Arvan to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cars Région Isère
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- cars Région Isère
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- cars Région Isère
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Halte Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 (0)820 083 838
- Website
- Transaltitude
Bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- Transaltitude
Bus from Office de Tourisme to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- Transaltitude
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- €90–110
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