There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Santander by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LEJ - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 34m€152–401Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 23m€95–325Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
20h 8m€332–625Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
23h 29m€274–495Drive 1,896.6 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Santandercar 1,896.6 km
18h 28m€311–448Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BER - SDR
8h 39m€111–368Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 56m€171–524Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 55m€156–401Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N780
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus FlixBus 783
28h 20m€172–259Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Heidelberg Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
33h 21m€215–315
Leipzig to Santander by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Santander is to train and fly and bus which costs €95 - €330 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Santander is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
The distance between Leipzig and Santander is 1584 km. The road distance is 1896.6 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 8m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Leipzig to Santander, including transfers.
Leipzig to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Santander is 1897 km. It takes approximately 18h 28m to drive from Leipzig to Santander.
Book your Leipzig to Santander bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Messe to Heidelberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Heidelberg to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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