There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Santander by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORK - SDR
8h 24m€70–254Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane KIR - SDR
20h 43m€65–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
30h 54m€92–620Fly Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 32m€84–250Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
7h 30m€77–229Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Stn to Waterford Bus Stnbus 40
- Take the bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford Stnbus 340
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
33h 11m€301–330
Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Santander is to fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Santander is to train and fly which takes 7h 30m and costs €75 - €230.
The distance between Cork and Santander is 1008 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Santander without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 33h 11m and costs €300 - €330.
It takes approximately 8h 24m to get from Cork to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 12:50 AM in Cork and 1:50 AM in Santander.
There are 2050+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Ryanair UK, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Santander Airport via London Luton, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €6–10
- 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
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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