There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Santander by plane, bus, car ferry, car, train, or car 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 to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ATH - SDR
8h 30m€104–249Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 10m€83–225Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 1hBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 19h€319–435Drive 3,384.6 km
- Drive from Athens to Santandercar 3,384.6 km
34h 54m€620–895Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Padova Autostazionebus
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 2h€261–310Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santanderbus
2d 6hDrive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Santandercar
42h 18m€654–946
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €230 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Santander. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via 9 Katëshet A, Tirana, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Athens and Santander is 2440 km. The road distance is 3384.6 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Athens to Santander, including transfers.
Athens to Santander bus services, operated by Art Tour, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Santander is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 1h.
Athens to Santander bus services, operated by Art Tour, arrive at Tirana station.
Santander is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:02 PM in Athens and 11:02 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Tirana, 9 Katëshet A, Terminal D, Tirana, Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Pl Joan Peiró - Estació de Sants, Gran Via - Roger de Flor, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
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Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Santander is 3385 km. It takes approximately 34h 54m to drive from Athens to Santander.
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