There are 7 ways to get from Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tenerife North Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN)plane SDR - TFN
3h 25m€71–278Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Santander to Huelvacar
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
42h 13m€250–1,302Fly to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport (TFS)plane SDR - TFS
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruzbus
5h 56m€93–300Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiztrain Alv
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
44h 22m€242–1,157Train, car ferry via Huelva
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelvatrain Alv / ...
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
44h 38m€254–1,318Bus, car ferry via Salamanca
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the carferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
47h 53m€186–1,064Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Sevilla, Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Mazagónbus
- Take the carferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerifecarferry
2d 4h€218–1,260
Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife by train and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly and bus which costs €90 - €300 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife is to fly which takes 3h 25m and costs €70 - €280.
The distance between Santander and Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 2016 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 44h 22m and costs €240 - €1200.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Santander to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, including transfers.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 7:12 PM in Santander and 6:12 PM in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
There are 2286+ hotels available in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain?
Binter Canarias and Iberia fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Tenerife North Airport (TFN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- bintercanarias.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Lanzarote
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Gran Canaria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Lanzarote
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Tenerife North Airport, La Palma
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife North Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport via Marrakech
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cadiz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 922 531 300
- Website
- titsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Tenerife Sur to Intercambiador Sta.Cruz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Website
- https://titsa.com/index.php/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 959 256 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- damas-sa.es
Bus from Sevilla, Estación de Autobuses to Mazagón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- damas-sa.es
- Phone
- +34 902 10 01 07
- [email protected]
- Website
- fredolsen.es
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
Car ferry from Huelva to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–1,100
- Schedules at
- fredolsen.es
- No car, cabin
- €161
- No car, Seat
- €121
- Car, Seat
- €334
- Car, Cabin
- €372
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 456 500
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €115–950
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
Car ferry from Cádiz to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €115–950
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
- Lobby
- €115
- Cabin
- €328
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