There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Santander by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), ferry, or car 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 Luton Airport (LTN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane LTN - SDR
7h 20m€50–270Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
5h 9m€29–141Train, bus
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Irun to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
14h 30m€359–573Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
24h 16m€178–848Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
25h 30m€128–207Train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
22h 7m€462–727Train, ferry
- Take the train from Luton to East Croydontrain
- Take the train from East Croydon to Portsmouth Harbourtrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
37h 33m€315–354Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
15h 6m€371–485
Luton to Santander by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Santander is to fly and bus which costs €29 - €150 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 5h 9m and costs €29 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Santander. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Santander via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Avignon Tgv, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 7m.
The distance between Luton and Santander is 975 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Santander without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 30m and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Santander Airport (SDR), including transfers and time at the airport.
Luton to Santander bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Santander train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Santander is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs €50 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 25h 30m, you could also train, which costs €460 - €750 and takes 22h 7m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Santander, Spain?
Ulendo Airlink, Ryanair, and four other airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to East Croydon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from East Croydon to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Irun to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Booking & Getting There
There is no direct flight from Luton Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 11h 5m and has one stopover.
Luton to Santander bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Santander is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 5:10 AM in Luton and 6:10 AM in Santander.
Luton to Santander train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Vueling Airlines, Volotea, Ryanair and three other airlines offer flights from Luton Airport Airport to Santander Airport Airport.
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