There are 7 ways to get from Florence to Santander by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane FLR - SDR
7h 23m€92–342Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BLQ - SDR
5h 9m€65–289Train, bus via Lyon
- Take the train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrachebus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
23h 36m€138–226Drive 1,498.6 km
- Drive from Florence to Santandercar 1,498.6 km
14h 39m€244–352Fly Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FLR - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 26m€86–258Bus
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus N718
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
24h 15m€145–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
27h 18m€150–200
Florence to Santander by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Florence to Santander is to train and fly which costs €65 - €290 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Florence to Santander is to train and fly which takes 5h 9m and costs €65 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Florence station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 15m.
The distance between Florence and Santander is 1213 km. The road distance is 1498.6 km.
The best way to get from Florence to Santander without a car is to train and bus via Lyon which takes 23h 36m and costs €130 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Florence to Santander, including transfers.
Florence to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
The best way to get from Florence to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €90 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 24h 15m.
Florence to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Florence to Santander is 1499 km. It takes approximately 14h 39m to drive from Florence to Santander.
What companies run services between Florence, Italy and Santander, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bordeaux in around 24h 15m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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