There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Santander by plane, bus, or 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORD - SDR
15h 20m€292–1,104Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ORD - 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
18h 52m€262–936Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORD - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
16h 43m€301–620Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MDW - SDR
15h 9m€452–1,704Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ORD - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
16h 24m€338–686
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €300 - €650 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Santander is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs €450 - €1700.
The distance between Chicago and Santander is 6586 km.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Chicago to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:12 PM in Chicago and 5:12 AM in Santander.
There are 1922+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Santander, Spain?
Iberia, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Charlotte, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Philadelphia, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Asturias Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Santander Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,300
- 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
- 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 [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
- €17–26
- Website
- ALSA
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