There are 5 ways to get from Penzance to Santander by car, car ferry, bus, car train, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Penzance to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
21h 49m€122–732Train to Newquay Cornwall Airport, fly to Santander Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane NQY - SDR
22h 31m€117–433Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 406 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
32h 50m€180–365Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Penzance to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Santandercar
19h 9m€424–567Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Penzance to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRS - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
11h 50m€178–367
Penzance to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Santander is to bus which costs €180 - €370 and takes 32h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Santander is to train and fly and bus which takes 11h 50m and costs €170 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Penzance station to Santander. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
The distance between Penzance and Santander is 932 km.
The best way to get from Penzance to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 32h 50m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 21h 49m to get from Penzance to Santander, including transfers.
Penzance to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Penzance to Santander bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Santander is 1h ahead of Penzance. It is currently 6:08 AM in Penzance and 7:08 AM in Santander.
Book your Penzance to Santander bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Estación de autobuses de Santander via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 32h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Plymouth to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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
- €75–130
- 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
- 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
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
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