There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Praia da Luz by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Tavira
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 Tavirabus
- Take the train from Tavira to Lagostrain Re / ...
15h 7m€128–265Fly Santander Airport to Faro Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane SDR - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
10h 8m€81–228Bus
- 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 Lagosbus
19h 47m€96–160Drive 969.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Praia da Luzcar 969.8 km
10h 58m€153–221Train, bus
- 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, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagosbus
15h 24m€126–262Bus 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 Lagosbus
20h 28m€105–205Fly Santander Airport to Seville Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane SDR - SVQ
- Take the bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Tavirabus
- Take the train from Tavira to Lagostrain
9h 50m€96–281Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Faro Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Faro Airport (FAO)plane BIO - FAO
- Take the train from Faro to Lagostrain
12h 39m€82–203
Santander to Praia da Luz by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Praia da Luz is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 19h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Praia da Luz is to fly and bus and train which takes 9h 50m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Praia da Luz. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Montinhos da Luz via Bilbao, Lisbon and Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 47m.
The distance between Santander and Praia da Luz is 1219 km. The road distance is 969.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Praia da Luz without a car is to train and bus via Tavira which takes 15h 7m and costs €120 - €270.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Santander to Praia da Luz, including transfers.
Santander to Praia da Luz bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Praia da Luz bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Praia da Luz is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:36 AM in Santander and 12:36 AM in Praia da Luz.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Praia da Luz is 970 km. It takes approximately 10h 58m to drive from Santander to Praia da Luz.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Praia da Luz, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Montinhos da Luz via Bilbao Intermodal, Bilbao, Lisbon, Lagos, and Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos in around 19h 47m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Seville Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Faro Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Faro Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday 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
- €50–140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Tavira to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Tavira to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Faro to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla Santa Justa to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Adult
- €25–45
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Terminal Rodoviário de Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Sevilla - Plaza de Armas to Tavira
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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