There are 5 ways to get from Santander to Rabat by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Mohammed V International Airport (CMN)plane SDR - CMN
- Take the train from Gare Oasis to Rabat Villetrain
6h 48mMAD 843–4,159Fly Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane SDR - RBA
5h 10mMAD 769–4,561Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Valdepenastrain
- Take the bus from Valdepeñas to Motril Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the carferry from Motril to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
27h 46mMAD 3,776–5,280Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagenabus
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almería Puertobus
- Take the carferry from Almeria to Nadorcarferry
- Take the train from Nador to Rabat Villetrain
37h 46mMAD 1,937–10,833Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Rabat-Salé
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Rabat-Salé (RBA)plane BIO - RBA
9h 5mMAD 1,072–3,798
Santander to Rabat by bus, car ferry, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Rabat is to bus and fly which costs MAD 1,000 - MAD 3,800 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Rabat is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs MAD 750 - MAD 4,600.
The distance between Santander and Rabat is 1288 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Rabat without a car is to train and bus and car ferry which takes 27h 46m and costs MAD 3,700 - MAD 5,500.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Santander to Rabat, including transfers.
Rabat is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 1:49 PM in Santander and 12:49 PM in Rabat.
There are 1817+ hotels available in Rabat.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Rabat, Morocco?
Iberia, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Rabat-Salé (RBA) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–4,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–5,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rabat-Salé via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–3,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rabat-Salé via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 500–3,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rabat-Salé via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 700–3,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rabat-Salé via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 420–2,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,100–7,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,700
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–4,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- MAD 650–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- MAD 800–4,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Mohammed V International Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–4,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Rabat-Salé via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,500–7,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Rabat-Salé via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- MAD 1,000–4,800
- Phone
- 2255
- [email protected]
- Website
- oncf-voyages.ma
Train from Gare Oasis to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 35–75
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 35–55
- 1st Class
- MAD 55–75
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
Train from Nador to Rabat Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 230–470
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- MAD 230–320
- 1st Class
- MAD 340–470
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 600–900
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Valdepenas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- MAD 310–460
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Valdepeñas to Motril Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 260–400
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- MAD 95–150
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- Bilman
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,200
- Website
- Bilman
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Almería Puerto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- MAD 180–220
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Motril to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 2,300–3,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- MAD 850–9,000
- Website
- Naviera Armas S.A.
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 950–6,421
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Seating
- MAD 950
- Cabin
- MAD 4,281
- Car - Seat
- MAD 3,090
- Car - Cabin
- MAD 6,421
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Almeria to Nador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- MAD 750–1,100
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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