There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Faro by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain Ave
- Take the bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Farobus
11h 16m€104–225Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
7h 24m€71–216Bus via Lisbon
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Farobus
18h 30m€92–158Drive 968.6 km
- Drive from Santander to Farocar 968.6 km
10h 3m€159–229Train, bus via Huelva
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Huelva to Farobus
12h 15m€135–209Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lisbonbus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Farobus
19h 6m€119–183Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Seville to Farobus
6h 7m€80–259Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Faro Airport
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BIO - FAO
9h 15m€76–193
Santander to Faro by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Faro is to bus via Lisbon which costs €90 - €160 and takes 18h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Faro is to fly and bus which takes 6h 7m and costs €80 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Faro. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Terminal Rodoviário de Faro via Bilbao Intermodal and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 30m.
The distance between Santander and Faro is 1122 km. The road distance is 968.6 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Faro without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 16m and costs €100 - €230.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Santander to Faro, including transfers.
Santander to Faro bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Faro is to bus via Lisbon which takes 18h 30m and costs €90 - €160. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €220 and takes 7h 24m.
Santander to Faro bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Faro is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:59 PM in Santander and 12:59 PM in Faro.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Faro, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro via Bilbao Intermodal, Lisbon - Sete Rios, and Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios in around 18h 30m. Alternatively, Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Transavia France fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €21–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Huelva to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Seville to Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
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