There are 12 ways to get from Ankara to Santander by plane, bus, car, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ESB - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the bus from Oviedo to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 10m€142–445Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ESB - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
12h 17m€132–410Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 9h€257–400Drive 3,710.6 km
- Drive from Ankara to Santandercar 3,710.6 km
36h 19m€607–877Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ESB - SDR
11h 48m€163–553Train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SAW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 48m€152–397Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ESB - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
28h 7m€190–632Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ESB - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
16h 19m€192–634Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 16h€237–277Train, night train, bus via Montpellier
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
2d 17h€339–488Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Sibiunighttrain
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 18h€197–263Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Santanderbus
3d 9h€257–375
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Asturias Airport (OVD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Santander is to train and night train and bus which costs €190 - €270 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Santander is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs €160 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Santander. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Ankara and Santander is 3497 km. The road distance is 3710.6 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs €250 - €400.
It takes approximately 14h 10m to get from Ankara to Santander, including transfers.
Ankara to Santander bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Santander is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs €250 - €400. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €600 and takes 11h 48m.
Ankara to Santander bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Santander is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 5:06 PM in Ankara and 3:06 PM in Santander.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 2d 9h. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a week.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Izmir, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Izmir, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Vienna, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucharest to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Oviedo to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
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