There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Pontevedra by bus, train (Renfe), car, plane, or train
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Bus via Santiago de Compostela
best- Take the bus from Santander to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobusesbus
8h 30m€51–90Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostelabus 783B
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobusesbus
9h 30m€45–74Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Segovia Guiomartrain Alv
- Take the train from Segovia Guiomar to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedratrain Re / ...
9h€116–185Drive 531.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Pontevedracar 531.5 km
5h 32m€84–121Fly Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane SDR - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedratrain
5h 42m€101–341Train via Palencia (Renfe)
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Palencia to Pontevedratrain Alv
9h 55m€97–151Bus #2
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Pontevedrabus Alsa
10h 15m€55–90Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedratrain
6h 58m€79–276Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Vigo
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vigo (VGO)plane BIO - VGO
8h 11m€105–306
Santander to Pontevedra by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Pontevedra is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Pontevedra is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs €80 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Pontevedra. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Pontevedra. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Pontevedra via Segovia Guiomar and Santiago De Compostela. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Santander and Pontevedra is 606 km. The road distance is 531.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Pontevedra without a car is to bus via Santiago de Compostela which takes 8h 30m and costs €50 - €95.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Santander to Pontevedra, including transfers.
Santander to Pontevedra bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Pontevedra train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Pontevedra is to bus via Santiago de Compostela which takes 8h 30m and costs €50 - €95. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 9h.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Pontevedra, Spain?
You can take a bus from Santander to Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses via Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses in around 8h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Pontevedra via Segovia Guiomar and Santiago De Compostela in around 9h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Segovia Guiomar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Segovia Guiomar to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Santander to Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela Estación de Autobuses to Pontevedra Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- Monbus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Pontevedra bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santander to Pontevedra train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Segovia Guiomar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Pontevedra is 532 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Santander to Pontevedra.
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