There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, or train (Renfe)
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Fly from Santander Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SDR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Martrain
3h 37m€51–203Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BIO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Martrain
7h 2m€40–166Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Martrain R1
9h 7m€107–247Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus ALSA - Sder-Barna / ...
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Av. Barcelona - Av. Verge de Montserratbus 603
11h 26m€71–109Drive 731 km
- Drive from Santander to Malgrat de Marcar 731 km
7h 48m€120–173Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Martrain R1
13h 4m€95–157Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Santsbus
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Martrain R1
14h€67–96
Santander to Malgrat de Mar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar is to bus and train which costs €65 - €100 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar is to fly and train which takes 3h 37m and costs €50 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Malgrat de Mar. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Av. Barcelona - Av. Verge de Montserrat via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Malgrat de Mar. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Malgrat de Mar via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Santander and Malgrat de Mar is 614 km. The road distance is 731 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 9h 7m and costs €100 - €250.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar, including transfers.
Santander to Malgrat de Mar bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Malgrat de Mar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Malgrat de Mar is to train via Madrid which takes 9h 7m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 26m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Malgrat de Mar, Spain?
You can take a train from Santander to Malgrat de Mar via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, and Barcelona Sants in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Av. Barcelona - Av. Verge de Montserrat via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 11h 26m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Barcelona Sants to Malgrat de Mar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Av. Barcelona - Av. Verge de Montserrat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses to Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos de Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Monbus
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Booking & Getting There
Santander to Malgrat de Mar bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Santander to Malgrat de Mar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Malgrat de Mar is 731 km. It takes approximately 7h 48m to drive from Santander to Malgrat de Mar.
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