There are 6 ways to get from Santander to Platja d'Aro by plane, bus, train, 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 from Santander Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane SDR - BCN
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Platja d'Aro - Sarfabus
4h 43m€76–221Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly, bus
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 bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Platja d'Aro - Sarfabus
8h 9m€64–181Bus
- 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 Platja d'Aro - Taxisbus 1
11h 48m€81–118Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxisbus 1
14h 26m€111–169Drive 760.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Platja d'Arocar 760.5 km
8h 5m€124–180Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- 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 Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxisbus 1
15h 30m€82–107
Santander to Platja d'Aro by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Platja d'Aro is to bus via Donostia / San Sebastián which costs €80 - €110 and takes 15h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Platja d'Aro is to fly and bus which takes 4h 43m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Platja d'Aro. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Platja d'Aro - Taxis via Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Santander and Platja d'Aro is 669 km. The road distance is 760.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Platja d'Aro without a car is to bus which takes 11h 48m and costs €80 - €120.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Santander to Platja d'Aro, including transfers.
Santander to Platja d'Aro bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Platja d'Aro bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Platja d'Aro is 761 km. It takes approximately 8h 5m to drive from Santander to Platja d'Aro.
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Platja d'Aro, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Platja d'Aro - Taxis via Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 11h 48m.
- 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 91 232 03 20
- 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 93 580 67 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Platja d'Aro - Sarfa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Platja d'Aro - Sarfa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–29
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Platja d'Aro - Taxis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- 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
- +34 900 121 400
- [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 Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Monbus
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