There are 7 ways to get from Gran Canaria to Santander by plane, car ferry, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LPA - SDR
3h 5m€85–230Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LPA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
6h 3m€60–214Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry
- Drive from Huelva to Santandercar
41h 25m€262–1,412Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry
- Take the train from Huelva to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
43h 43m€261–1,352Car ferry, bus via Salamanca
- Take the car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry
- Take the bus from Huelva to Méridabus
- Take the bus from Merida to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 1h€207–1,279Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelvacarferry
- Take the bus from Mazagón to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
2d 3h€227–1,296Car ferry, train via Puerto del Rosario
- Take the car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Fuerteventura - Puerto del Rosariocarferry
- Take the car ferry from Fuerteventura - Puerto del Rosario to Cádizcarferry
- Take the train from Cadiz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
2d 9h€307–1,081
Gran Canaria to Santander by car ferry, taxi, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gran Canaria to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €220 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Gran Canaria to Santander is to fly which takes 3h 5m and costs €85 - €230.
The distance between Gran Canaria and Santander is 2009 km.
The best way to get from Gran Canaria to Santander without a car is to car ferry and train which takes 43h 43m and costs €260 - €1400.
It takes approximately 3h 5m to fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Santander Airport (SDR), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Gran Canaria Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 5m.
Santander is 1h ahead of Gran Canaria. It is currently 12:58 PM in Gran Canaria and 1:58 PM in Santander.
Binter Canarias and Iberia offer flights from Gran Canaria Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport.
There are 2628+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Gran Canaria, Spain and Santander, Spain?
Binter Canarias and Iberia fly from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Santander Airport via Lanzarote
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Santander Airport via Tenerife North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Gran Canaria Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Huelva to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cadiz to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Merida to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Huelva to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 959 256 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- damas-sa.es
Bus from Mazagón to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- damas-sa.es
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to Fuerteventura - Puerto del Rosario
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Seat
- €91
- Car + Seat
- €110
Car ferry from Fuerteventura - Puerto del Rosario to Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €116–750
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Seat
- €116
- Cabin
- €330
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