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There are 11 ways to get from Gießen to Santander by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Renfe)

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Santander Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane FRA - SDR
    7h 50m
    €108–301

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

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gießen 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
    8h 14m
    €97–287

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain train 84
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    18h 14m
    €277–461

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Wetzlar to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N780
    2. Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Santanderbus bus 7783
    25h 24m
    €143–225

  5. Drive  1,579.2 km

    1. Drive from Gießen to Santandercar car 1,579.2 km
    15h 43m
    €292–421

  6. Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane DUS - SDR
    10h 12m
    €155–359

  7. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Santander Airport

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain train
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane CGN - SDR
    9h 16m
    €118–326

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

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane DUS - BIO
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    10h 11m
    €119–315

  9. Train, bus via Antony

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain train
    4. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Santanderbus bus
    18h 39m
    €311–532

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Nimestrain train Trn
    4. Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    5. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain train Alv / ...
    24h 51m
    €423–703

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain train Re1
    3. Take the bus from Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbf to Luxembourgbus bus L32 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus bus
    26h 53m

Gießen to Santander by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration18h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€277Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,272.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 50m

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

You can take a bus from Gießen Mühlstraße to Santander via Wetzlar Bahnhof/ZOB, Wetzlar, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 25h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Santander via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Bruxelles-Midi, Nimes, Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 24h 51m.

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