There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Gibraltar by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe)
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Fly to Málaga Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane SDR - AGP
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepciónbus
4h 36m$86–240Bus via Madrid
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus ALSA - San-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepciónbus Madrid
15h 3m$66–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
- Take the bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepciónbus
10h 55m$139–289Drive 1,016.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Gibraltarcar 1,016.8 km
10h 1m$186–269Fly to Jerez Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane SDR - XRY
- Take the bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Algeciras Puertobus
5h 55m$110–340Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algecirastrain Alv
12h 14m$158–248Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Algecirasbus Irun
20h 13m$101–187
Santander to Gibraltar by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Gibraltar is to bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Gibraltar is to fly and bus which takes 4h 36m and costs $85 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Gibraltar. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción via Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Gibraltar. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Algeciras via Madrid Chamartín and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 14m.
The distance between Santander and Gibraltar is 873 km. The road distance is 1016.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Gibraltar without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 55m and costs $130 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Santander to Gibraltar, including transfers.
Santander to Gibraltar bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Gibraltar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Gibraltar is to bus via Madrid which takes 15h 3m and costs $65 - $220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $250 and takes 12h 14m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Gibraltar?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción via Madrid, Avenida de América, Intercambiador Av América Metro, Madrid Méndez Alvaro, and Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 15h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Estación de Autobuses La Línea de la Concepción via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Algeciras, and Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo in around 12h 14m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Jerez Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Malaga Airport to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de La Línea de la Concepción
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–140
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Jerez de la Frontera to Algeciras Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Gibraltar bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Avenida de América station.
Santander to Gibraltar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Gibraltar is 1017 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from Santander to Gibraltar.
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