There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Santander by plane, 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 Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane YOW - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
16h€232–873Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane YOW - SDR
13h 49m€313–1,203Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane YUL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
16h 19m€344–985Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane YOW - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
19h 3m€393–690Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane YUL - SDR
12h 37m€315–1,365Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane YUL - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Santandertrain
16h 34m€341–903
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Santander is to train and fly and bus which costs €340 - €1000 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Santander is to train and fly which takes 12h 37m and costs €310 - €1400.
The distance between Ottawa and Santander is 5713 km.
It takes approximately 16h to get from Ottawa to Santander, including transfers.
Santander is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 1:29 AM in Ottawa and 7:29 AM in Santander.
There are 2638+ hotels available in Santander.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Santander, Spain?
Air Canada, Iberia, and five other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Santander Airport (SDR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Santander Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–85
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–85
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- €24–75
- Business
- €50–140
- Business Plus
- €60–150
- Economy
- €27–80
- Economy Plus
- €30–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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