There are 8 ways to get from Nîmes to Santander by train, plane, train (Renfe), bus, or car
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Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MRS - SDR
7h 23m€73–242Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain 9730
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain Alv / ...
12h 26m€185–281Bus
- Take the bus from Nîmes to Bilbaobus FlixBus N716 / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Irun-Stder / ...
13h 18m€73–118Drive 806.3 km
- Drive from Nîmes to Santandercar 806.3 km
7h 48m€128–185Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Nimes to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BCN - SDR
6h 52m€91–314Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 11m€82–237Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
9h 35m€90–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santanderbus
12h 56m€123–247
Nîmes to Santander by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nîmes to Santander is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Nîmes to Santander is to train and fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Nîmes to Santander. However, there are services departing from Nîmes and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Nîmes to Santander. However, there are services departing from Nimes and arriving at Santander via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 26m.
The distance between Nîmes and Santander is 837 km. The road distance is 806.3 km.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Santander without a car is to train which takes 12h 26m and costs €180 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Nîmes to Santander, including transfers.
Nîmes to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nîmes station.
Nîmes to Santander train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Nimes station.
The best way to get from Nîmes to Santander is to train which takes 12h 26m and costs €180 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 13h 18m.
What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Santander, Spain?
You can take a train from Nimes to Santander via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 12h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nîmes to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao and Bilbao Intermodal in around 13h 18m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
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–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
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–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Santander Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Nimes to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- 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 Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nimes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nîmes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nîmes to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Nîmes to Santander train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nîmes to Santander is 806 km. It takes approximately 7h 48m to drive from Nîmes to Santander.
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