There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde by bus, train, car, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus FlixBus 783
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillardetrain Ter
9h 31m€74–117Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
11h 42m€46–83Bus, train via Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillardetrain Ter
11h 21m€94–161Drive 630.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillardecar 630.7 km
6h 6m€120–173Fly 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 Brive La Gaillardetrain
12h 19m€114–338Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Brive-la-Gaillardebus FlixBus N1157
9h 39m€54–88Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillardetrain Ter
14h 15m€91–165Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane SDR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillardetrain
7h 31m€97–357Fly to Brive–Souillac Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE)plane SDR - BVE
9h 32m€175–717
Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €45 - €85 and takes 11h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to drive which takes 6h 6m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Brive-la-Gaillarde via Bilbao. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Brive La Gaillarde via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye and Bordeaux St Jean. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 15m.
The distance between Santander and Brive-la-Gaillarde is 634 km. The road distance is 630.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 31m and costs €70 - €120.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde, including transfers.
Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde is to bus which takes 9h 39m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 14h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €170 - €750 and takes 9h 32m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Brive-la-Gaillarde, France?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde via Bilbao Intermodal and Bilbao in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Brive La Gaillarde via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, and Bordeaux St Jean in around 14h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Brive–Souillac Airport via Madrid, Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- chalair.eu
Flights from Santander Airport to Brive–Souillac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Santander Airport to Brive–Souillac Airport via Barcelona, Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Santander Airport to Brive–Souillac Airport via Valencia, Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Brive La Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- 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
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Brive-la-Gaillarde - Brive Laroche Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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Booking & Getting There
Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde is 631 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Santander to Brive-la-Gaillarde.
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