There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Canary Islands by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tenerife North Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)plane SDR - TFN
3h 13m€71–277Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
46h 55m€256–1,073Fly to Lanzarote Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lanzarote Airport (ACE)plane SDR - ACE
3h 36m€83–189Fly to Gran Canaria Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA)plane SDR - LPA
4h 13m€89–232Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Huelvacar
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
2d€261–1,405Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
2d 5h€208–1,009Bus, car ferry via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Meridabus
- Take the bus from Mérida to Huelvabus
- Take the car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canariacarferry
2d 8h€203–1,337
Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Canary Islands is to fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Canary Islands is to fly which takes 3h 13m and costs €70 - €280.
The distance between Santander and Canary Islands is 2006 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Canary Islands without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 46h 55m and costs €250 - €1100.
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Santander to Canary Islands, including transfers.
Canary Islands is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 12:38 AM in Santander and 11:38 PM in Canary Islands.
There are 2925+ hotels available in Canary Islands.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Canary Islands, Spain?
Binter Canarias and Iberia fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Lanzarote Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Lanzarote Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Lanzarote Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Santander Airport to Lanzarote Airport via Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Lanzarote Airport via Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Lanzarote Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Gran Canaria Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- 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 Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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 Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Mérida to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–850
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
Car ferry from Cadiz to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €115–850
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €290
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Huelva to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–1,200
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
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