There are 10 ways to get from Santander to Southampton by plane, train, car ferry, car, bus, car train, or 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 London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
4h 38m£82–267Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
8h 48m£52–201Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Southamptoncar
23h 15m£128–648Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospitaltrain
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
24h 34m£194–340Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Santander to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar
15h 42m£318–413Fly Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SDR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
5h 15m£98–344Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
9h 1m£68–192Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
25h 46m£107–171Car ferry
- Take the carferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
30h 40m£88–520Ferry
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry Es Sdr-Gb Pme
32h 35m£208
Santander to Southampton by train, foot, bus, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Southampton is to bus and fly which costs £50 - £210 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 4h 38m and costs £80 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Coach Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 46m.
No, there is no direct ferry from Santander to Southampton. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Portsmouth International Port via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
The distance between Santander and Southampton is 737 miles.
Book your Santander to Southampton ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Santander to Southampton without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 34m and costs £190 - £340.
It takes approximately 4h 38m to get from Santander to Southampton, including transfers.
Santander to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Southampton, England?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Coach Station via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 25h 46m. Alternatively, Brittany Ferries operates a car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port twice a week. Tickets cost £75–500 and the journey takes 29h 30m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Car ferry from Santander to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £75–500
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £75–170
- Car Single Ticket
- £180–500
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £206
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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Southampton is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 3:56 PM in Santander and 2:56 PM in Southampton.
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