There are 7 ways to get from București to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OTP - SDR
6h 30m€111–251Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OTP - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 58m€80–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 2h€156–208Drive 2,915.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Santandercar 2,915.8 km
31h 24m€461–666Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BBU - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
25h 34m€100–226Train, bus via Montpellier
- Take the train from Bucharest to Aradtrain
- Take the bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Ic / ...
2d 4h€343–487Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
2d 11h€306–526
București to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €210 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from București to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Santander. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via București, Autogara Militari and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between București and Santander is 2404 km. The road distance is 2915.8 km.
The best way to get from București to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs €150 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from București to Santander, including transfers.
București to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from București to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €110 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 2 days 11h.
București to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Santander is 1h behind București. It is currently 8:15 AM in București and 7:15 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Santander, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Valea Cascadelor, București, Autogara Militari, and Bordeaux in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Braşov to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Arad, Autogara Transdara to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–160
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- 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
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between București to Santander is 2916 km. It takes approximately 31h 24m to drive from București to Santander.
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