There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Vélez-Rubio by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Almería Airport, bus
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Almería Airport (LEI)plane SDR - LEI
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Almeria to V.Overabus
- Take the bus from V.Overa to Velez Rubiobus
5h 35m€139–360Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SDR - ALC
- Take the bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubiobus
5h 43m€71–225Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubiobus
10h 31m€112–240Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus ALSA - San-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Puerto Lumbrerasbus ALSA - M-Vera-Moj
15h 15m€75–116Drive 845.2 km
- Drive from Santander to Vélez-Rubiocar 845.2 km
9h 38m€134–193Fly to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane SDR - GRX
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Velez Rubiobus
5h 40m€79–263Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Villena Avtrain Alv
- Take the train from Villena to Lorca-Sutullenatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Lorca to Vélez Rubiobus
14h 20m€140–213Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubiobus ALSA - Murc-Sevi / ...
16h 15m€78–102
Santander to Vélez-Rubio by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Vélez-Rubio is to bus which costs €75 - €110 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Vélez-Rubio is to fly and bus which takes 5h 35m and costs €130 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Vélez-Rubio. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Velez Rubio via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) and Puerto Lumbreras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
The distance between Santander and Vélez-Rubio is 897 km. The road distance is 845.2 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Vélez-Rubio without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 10h 31m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Santander to Vélez-Rubio, including transfers.
Santander to Vélez-Rubio bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Vélez-Rubio bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Vélez-Rubio is 845 km. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from Santander to Vélez-Rubio.
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What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Vélez-Rubio, Spain?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Velez Rubio via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) and Puerto Lumbreras in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Almería Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Almería Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–340
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- 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 Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Villena Av
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Villena to Lorca-Sutullena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Almeria to V.Overa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from V.Overa to Velez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Puerto Lumbreras
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Alicante Aeropuerto to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Velez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Velez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Lorca to Vélez Rubio
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- interbusmurcia.es
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
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