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How to get fromBirmingham to Santanderby train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Birmingham to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train

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  1. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane STN - SDR
    6h 13m
    €96–335

  2. Fly Birmingham Airport to Santander Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane BHX - SDR
    4h 8m
    €33–317

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain train Eil
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    15h 25m
    €382–640

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Birmingham to Plymouthcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry car ferry
    23h 41m
    €169–836

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to London Victoriabus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    27h
    €132–215

  6. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MAN - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    8h 48m
    €100–267

  7. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane MAN - SDR
    5h 49m
    €76–291

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LGW - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    8h 50m
    €94–291

  9. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LHR - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 7m
    €105–371

  10. Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain train
    3. Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LTN - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 6m
    €91–270

  11. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain train Manchester Piccadilly - Bournemouth / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry ferry Gb Pme-Es Sdr
    38h 26m
    €324–359

  12. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar car
    16h 26m
    €396–521

Birmingham to Santander by train, foot, and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration15h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€382Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,229.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 13m

What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Birmingham - Jennens Road to Estación de autobuses de Santander via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 27h. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Santander Airport (SDR) once a week.

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