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How to get fromDresden to Santanderby plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Santander by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane DRS - BIO
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    10h 4m
    €151–427

  2. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane PRG - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 49m
    €91–230

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12N
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    23h 57m
    €358–670

  4. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain train 50
    2. Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 12
    3. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    24h 45m
    €300–521

  5. Drive  1,959.4 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Santandercar car 1,959.4 km
    18h 22m
    €320–462

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane PRG - SDR
    10h 36m
    €92–234

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BER - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 6m
    €110–305

  8. Fly Dresden Airport to Santander Airport

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane DRS - SDR
    9h 6m
    €102–561

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N1305 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus FlixBus 783
    28h 30m
    €168–262

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Nuremberg - Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    33h 14m
    €183–389

Dresden to Santander by train, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration23h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket€358Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,652.3 km
  • Duration: 10h 4m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Santander, Spain?

World Ticket, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Santander Airport (SDR) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 28h 30m.

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