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How to get fromGhent to Santanderby bus, plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), or car

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There are 10 ways to get from Ghent to Santander by bus, plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), or car

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  1. Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Santander Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane CRL - SDR
    5h 20m
    €62–320

  2. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Irun to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    12h 43m
    €222–457

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Tourcoingtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Tourcoing to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    14h 14m
    €185–321

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N802 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus FlixBus 783
    17h 30m
    €105–167

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane BRU - SDR
    7h 59m
    €93–329

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BRU - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    8h 12m
    €82–255

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane AMS - BIO
    4. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    9h 4m
    €129–378

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Tourcoingtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Tourcoing to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    5. Take the train from Bilbao to Santandertrain train
    18h 39m
    €205–372

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    20h 40m
    €95–162

  10. Drive  1,280.9 km

    1. Drive from Ghent to Santandercar car 1,280.9 km
    12h 34m
    €209–302

Ghent to Santander by train and bus

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration12h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€222Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,109.7 km
  • Duration: 5h 20m

What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Santander, Spain?

You can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 17h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Santander via Tourcoing, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, Amara-Donostia, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, and Bilbao in around 18h 39m.

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