There are 9 ways to get from București to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OTP - SDR
6h 30m€66–291Fly 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
11h 3m€65–257Train, 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 2,916.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Santandercar 2,916.2 km
31h 11m€476–687Fly 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
11h 4m€70–297Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane OTP - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
12h 4m€107–343Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane OTP - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 43m€108–449Train, 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 Alv / ...
2d 4h€342–471Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
2d 8h€296–451
București to Santander by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from București to Santander is to fly which costs €65 - €300 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from București to Santander is to fly which takes 6h 30m and costs €65 - €300.
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 8h.
The distance between București and Santander is 2404 km. The road distance is 2916.2 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 €65 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €290 - €460 and takes 2 days 8h.
București to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Santander is 1h behind București. It is currently 5:46 PM in București and 4:46 PM in Santander.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Santander, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice 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 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–19
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- €6–11
- 1st Class
- €12–19
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Regio Călători
- 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
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- 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
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €260–390
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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