There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Île de Ré by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
10h 33m€57–90Bus, train via Irun
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain Ter
11h 1m€87–176Drive 635 km
- Drive from Santander to La Flottecar 635 km
6h 14m€101–146Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane SDR - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Villetrain
9h 13m€130–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the train from Cenon to La Rochelle.Porte Dauphinetrain Ter
10h 58m€73–132Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 26m€58–99Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to La Rochelle Villetrain
8h 59m€123–331
Santander to Île de Ré by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Île de Ré is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €55 - €100 and takes 11h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Île de Ré is to drive which takes 6h 14m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Île de Ré. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Sablanceaux via Bilbao and Gare routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Santander and Île de Ré is 634 km. The road distance is 635 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Île de Ré without a car is to bus which takes 10h 33m and costs €55 - €90.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Santander to Île de Ré, including transfers.
Santander to Île de Ré bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Île de Ré bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Île de Ré is 635 km. It takes approximately 6h 14m to drive from Santander to Île de Ré.
There are 3206+ hotels available in Île de Ré.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Île de Ré, France?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Sablanceaux via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, and Gare routière in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cenon to La Rochelle.Porte Dauphine
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- 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 Bilbao to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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