There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Croatia by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or shuttle
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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane SDR - ZAG
6h 4m€77–261Bus, train via Karlsruhe
- 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 Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagrebbus 900
26h 42m€349–599Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
28h 22m€380–934Drive 1,937.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Zagrebcar 1,937.5 km
20h 19m€307–443Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Split Airport (SPU)plane SDR - SPU
5h 15m€120–240Fly to Treviso Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane SDR - TSF
- Take a shuttle bus from Treviso, Aeroporto to Pula railway Stattion
6h 20m€108–1,573Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus
31h 44m€276–1,685Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
33h 31m€180–330Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Padovabus
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
37h 43m€364–1,012
Santander to Croatia by bus, foot, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Croatia is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 15m and costs €120 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Santander and Croatia is 1609 km. The road distance is 1937.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Croatia without a car is to bus and train via Karlsruhe which takes 26h 42m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Santander to Croatia, including transfers.
Santander to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Croatia is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €75 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €1700 and takes 31h 44m.
Santander to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Croatia is 1937 km. It takes approximately 20h 19m to drive from Santander to Croatia.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Croatia?
Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Treviso Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Split Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
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
- €40–80
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- 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
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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 Karlsruhe central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–101
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €60–75
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Treviso, Aeroporto to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–850
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- 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
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
- +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 Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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