There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Dover by plane, train, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
4h 26m£79–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
14h 36m£293–510Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 783B
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 1700 / ...
21h 10m£96–157Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Dover Priorytrain
33h 57m£148–659Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
9h 16m£93–309Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
8h 57m£83–233Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Dunkerquetrain Ter
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dovercarferry
27h 8m£124–305Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
13h 35m£287–363Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
14h 27m£176–288
Santander to Dover by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Dover is to bus which costs £95 - £160 and takes 21h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Dover is to fly and train which takes 4h 26m and costs £75 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Dover. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Dover via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
The distance between Santander and Dover is 722 miles.
The best way to get from Santander to Dover without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 36m and costs £290 - £550.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Santander to Dover, including transfers.
Santander to Dover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Dover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Dover is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:55 AM in Santander and 12:55 AM in Dover.
There are 1155+ hotels available in Dover.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Dover, England?
You can take a bus from Santander to Dover via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Dover in around 21h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–180
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London Bridge to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–80
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Dunkerque
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- 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
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–550
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £75–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–550
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–117
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- £67
- Standard Car - Flexi
- £117
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–45
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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