There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Europe by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SDR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
8h 59m$179–443Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 4m$149–385Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Mannheim central bus stationbus 109
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Fulda Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB to Bebra Bahnhofbus Ev
27h 6m$159–258Drive 1,679.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Europecar 1,679.4 km
16h 40m$307–444Fly Santander Airport to Erfurt–Weimar Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF)plane SDR - ERF
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
13h 54m$207–803Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
12h 37m$160–557Bus, bus to Asturias Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Oviedobus
- Take the bus from [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo IL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 21470] to [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Llegadas [CTA 03073]bus
- Fly from Asturias Airport (OVD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OVD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
11h 31m$190–436Bus, train via Luxembourg
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Luxembourgbus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
30h 43m$176–340Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Valence Villetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Valence to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrikbus
32h 30m$425–649Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
33h 7m$207–496
Santander to Europe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Europe is to bus which costs $150 - $260 and takes 27h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Europe is to fly and train which takes 8h 59m and costs $170 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Europe. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Nentershausen Oderstraße via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Mannheim, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB and Bebra Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 6m.
The distance between Santander and Europe is 1380 km. The road distance is 1679.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Europe without a car is to bus which takes 27h 6m and costs $150 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Santander to Europe, including transfers.
Santander to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Europe is 1679 km. It takes approximately 16h 40m to drive from Santander to Europe.
There are 795+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Europe?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Nentershausen Oderstraße via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Mannheim, Fulda Station, Fulda Bahnhof/ZOB, and Bebra Bahnhof in around 27h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Frankfurt via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Asturias Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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 Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Valence to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
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