There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Cantabria by plane, train (Renfe), bus, car, 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 Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MRS - SDR
7h 9m€62–224Fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
7h 59m€60–194Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Ic / ...
13h 26m€204–309Bus
- Take the bus from Marseille to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1137 / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Irun-Stder / ...
15h 8m€79–129Drive 917.7 km
- Drive from Marseille to Santandercar 917.7 km
9h 2m€144–208Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MRS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
6h 49m€96–324Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane MRS - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 19m€162–256Bus via Bayonne
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santanderbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 29m€84–149Train, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Matiko-Bilbaotrain E1
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
15h 54m€148–289
Marseille to Cantabria by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Cantabria is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Cantabria is to fly and bus which takes 6h 49m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille to Cantabria. However, there are services departing from Marseille and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Cantabria. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Santander via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 26m.
The distance between Marseille and Cantabria is 761 km. The road distance is 917.7 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Cantabria without a car is to train which takes 13h 26m and costs €200 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 9m to get from Marseille to Cantabria, including transfers.
Marseille to Cantabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille station.
Marseille to Cantabria train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Cantabria is to fly which takes 7h 9m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €310 and takes 13h 26m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 15h 8m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Cantabria, Spain?
Iberia, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santander Airport (SDR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Santander via Madrid-Puerta De Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 13h 26m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Matiko-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Cantabria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Marseille to Cantabria train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Cantabria is 918 km. It takes approximately 9h 2m to drive from Marseille to Cantabria.
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