There are 12 ways to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England by bus, plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIQ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
5h 14m£72–285Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BIO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 18m£45–138Train
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
10h 6m£226–437Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
16h 41m£143–267Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the carferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
35h 29m£122–645Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
5h 49m£50–153Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BIO - MAN
5h 37m£68–152Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
5h 51m£57–229Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BIQ - STN
5h 52m£57–230Fly San Sebastián Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EAS - LCY
4h 47m£166–550Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
12h 43m£273–343Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
14h 3m£167–282
Donostia / San Sebastián to England by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England is to bus and fly and train which costs £50 - £160 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England is to fly which takes 4h 47m and costs £160 - £550.
No, there is no direct train from Donostia / San Sebastián to England. However, there are services departing from Amara-Donostia and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Hendaye, Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between Donostia / San Sebastián and England is 596 miles.
The best way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England without a car is to train which takes 10h 6m and costs £220 - £440.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England, including transfers.
Donostia / San Sebastián to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Hendaye station.
The best way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to England is to train which takes 10h 6m and costs £220 - £440. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £160 - £550 and takes 4h 47m.
England is 1h behind Donostia / San Sebastián. It is currently 11:46 PM in Donostia / San Sebastián and 10:46 PM in England.
Donostia / San Sebastián to England train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
What companies run services between Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain and England?
You can take a train from Amara-Donostia to Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross via Hendaia, Hendaye, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and St Pancras International Station in around 10h 6m. Alternatively, British Airways flies from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to London City Airport (LCY) 3 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £110–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–550
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £75–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–550
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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