There are 9 ways to get from Amsterdam to Santander by plane, train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane AMS - SDR
6h 36m€102–268Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 27m€91–278Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santanderbus
14h 11m€316–578Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train stationbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
21h 59m€120–215Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
42h 15m€177–795Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane CRL - SDR
7h 17m€113–373Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h€91–324Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Roosendaaltrain
- Take the train from Roosendaal to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ec
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
24h 47m€149–284Drive 1,491.7 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Santandercar 1,491.7 km
14h 50m€266–385
Amsterdam to Santander by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Santander is to bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Santander. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Brussels-North train station and Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 59m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Santander is 1192 km. The road distance is 1491.7 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 14h 11m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Amsterdam to Santander, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €100 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 21h 59m.
Amsterdam to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Santander is 1492 km. It takes approximately 14h 50m to drive from Amsterdam to Santander.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, easyJet, and five other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Brussels-North train station, Bilbao, and Bilbao Intermodal in around 21h 59m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Santander Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Roosendaal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Roosendaal to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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