There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Bologna by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)
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Fly Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SDR - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 36m€103–276Fly Santander Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SDR - BLQ
2h 17m€55–200Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
18h 48m€274–536Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
26h 37m€134–185Drive 1,550.9 km
- Drive from Santander to Bolognacar 1,550.9 km
14h 54m€246–355Fly Santander Airport to Treviso Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane SDR - TSF
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
4h 28m€91–797Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BIO - BLQ
8h 57m€75–185Train
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
22h 5m€297–516Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nice Airportbus
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bologna Centralebus
27h 5m€134–237
Santander to Bologna by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Bologna is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Bologna is to fly which takes 2h 17m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Bilbao and Nice Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Bologna centrale via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Santander and Bologna is 1305 km. The road distance is 1550.9 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Bologna without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 18h 48m and costs €270 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Santander to Bologna, including transfers.
Santander to Bologna bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Bologna train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Bologna is to fly which takes 2h 17m and costs €55 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €550 and takes 22h 5m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 27h 5m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Bologna, Italy?
Ryanair flies from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Bologna centrale via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Treviso Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Avignon Tgv to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
Bus from Bilbao to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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Santander to Bologna bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Bologna train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Bologna is 1551 km. It takes approximately 14h 54m to drive from Santander to Bologna.
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