There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Alter do Chão by train (Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the train from Badajoz to Cratotrain Re
13h 24m€120–182Bus via Salamanca
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca to Castelo Brancobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegrebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Alter do Chãobus
14h 43m€64–99Drive 689.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Alter do Chãocar 689.6 km
7h€124–179Fly Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SDR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Cratotrain
8h 56m€111–312Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Brancobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegrebus
15h€68–120Fly Santander Airport to Badajoz Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane SDR - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Cratotrain
10h 26m€135–483Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Badajoz Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane BIO - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Cratotrain
13h 11m€163–587Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lisbon-Portela Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BIO - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamentotrain
- Take the train from Entroncamento to Cratotrain
11h 41m€77–261
Santander Airport (SDR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Alter do Chão is to bus via Salamanca which costs €60 - €100 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Alter do Chão is to drive which takes 7h and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Alter do Chão. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Alter do Chão via Salamanca, Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco and Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Alter do Chão. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Crato via Madrid Chamartín and Badajoz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
The distance between Santander and Alter do Chão is 994 km. The road distance is 689.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Alter do Chão without a car is to train which takes 13h 24m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 13h 24m to get from Santander to Alter do Chão, including transfers.
Santander to Alter do Chão bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Alter do Chão train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Alter do Chão is to train which takes 13h 24m and costs €120 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus via Salamanca, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 14h 43m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Alter do Chão, Portugal?
You can take a train from Santander to Alter do Chão via Madrid Chamartín, Badajoz, Crato, and Crato - Estação CP in around 13h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Alter do Chão via Salamanca, Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco, and Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre in around 14h 43m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Badajoz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Valencia, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Crato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Crato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Crato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Badajoz to Crato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Entroncamento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Entroncamento to Crato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Salamanca to Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco to Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +351 266 738 120
- [email protected]
- Website
- rodalentejo.pt
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Portalegre to Alter do Chão
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- rodalentejo.pt
- Simple Ticket
- €4–6
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal Rodoviário de Castelo Branco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Santander to Alter do Chão bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Alter do Chão is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 11:13 PM in Santander and 10:13 PM in Alter do Chão.
Santander to Alter do Chão train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Alter do Chão is 690 km. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Santander to Alter do Chão.
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