There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Val Thorens by plane, train, bus, car, taxi, or shuttle
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 Turin Caselle Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SDR - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Modanetrain
8h 16m€131–373Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Moutiersbus
20h 34m€103–193Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Modanetrain Tgv
16h 24m€281–580Drive 1,160.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Val Thorenscar 1,160.3 km
11h 51m€184–266Fly Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SDR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modanetrain
- Take the taxi from Modane to Val Thorenstaxi
7h 30m€138–304Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIO - GVA
- Take a shuttle bus from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
10h 38m€114–289Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take a shuttle bus from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
11h 10m€155–412Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Chambérybus
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Moutiers Salins Brides L Bainstrain Ter
21h 37m€115–200
Santander to Val Thorens by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Val Thorens is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 20h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Val Thorens is to fly and train and taxi which takes 7h 30m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Val Thorens. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Val Thorens - Place Péclet via Bilbao Intermodal, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 34m.
The distance between Santander and Val Thorens is 1086 km. The road distance is 1160.3 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Val Thorens without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 16h 24m and costs €280 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Santander to Val Thorens, including transfers.
Santander to Val Thorens bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Val Thorens bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Val Thorens is 1160 km. It takes approximately 11h 51m to drive from Santander to Val Thorens.
There are 8020+ hotels available in Val Thorens.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Val Thorens, France?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Val Thorens - Place Péclet via Bilbao Intermodal, Lyon - Gerland Bus Station, Moutiers, and Gare Routiere in around 20h 34m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Moutiers Salins Brides L Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Modane
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Moutiers Salins Brides L Bains
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Moutiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- bensbus.co.uk
Shuttle from Genève Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
Shuttle from Lyon Airport to Val Thorens Arolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.bensbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Chambéry
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- €55–70
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