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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane FRA - SDR
    10h 15m
    €138–370

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane FRA - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    10h 59m
    €122–317

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Kassel to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    28h 15m
    €164–260

  4. Drive  1,683.7 km

    1. Drive from Europe to Santandercar car 1,683.7 km
    16h 36m
    €276–398

  5. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    3. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane DUS - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    13h 13m
    €135–360

  6. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAJ - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    13h 43m

  7. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane LEJ - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    13h 12m
    €182–467

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Darmstadt Hauptbahnhoftrain train 24
    2. Take the bus from Darmstadt central train station to Bordeauxbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    30h 1m
    €174–304

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhoftrain train 24
    2. Take the bus from Wiesbaden central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    33h
    €182–334

  10. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train Rb5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    34h 36m
    €201–353

Europe to Santander by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration28h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket€164Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,382.1 km
  • Duration: 10h 15m

What companies run services between Europe and Santander, Spain?

There is no direct connection from Europe to Santander. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Santander Airport (SDR). Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 28h 15m.

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