There are 5 ways to get from Santander to Vila Real by plane, towncar, train, bus, or car
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Fly, towncar
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane SDR - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Realtowncar
4h 58m€200–339Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Stder-Irun / ...
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vila Realbus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 50m€49–112Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Valladolidtrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Valladolid to Vila Realbus FlixBus N1183 / ...
8h 50m€60–110Drive 525.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Vila Realcar 525.5 km
5h 45m€84–121Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de autobuses de Burgosbus ALSA - San-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Realbus Andorra
10h 15m€66–72
Santander to Vila Real by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Vila Real is to bus which costs €45 - €120 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Vila Real is to fly and towncar which takes 4h 58m and costs €200 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Vila Real. However, there are services departing from Estación de autobuses de Santander and arriving at Vila Real via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
The distance between Santander and Vila Real is 565 km. The road distance is 525.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Vila Real without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 50m and costs €60 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Santander to Vila Real, including transfers.
Santander to Vila Real bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de autobuses de Santander station.
Santander to Vila Real bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Vila Real is 1h behind Santander. It is currently 5:13 PM in Santander and 4:13 PM in Vila Real.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Vila Real is 526 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Santander to Vila Real.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Vila Real, Portugal?
You can take a bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Vila Real via Bilbao Intermodal in around 9h 50m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Valladolid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Valladolid to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valladolid to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +376 806 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- interurbana.ad
Bus from Valladolid to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €57
- Website
- https://www.interurbana.ad/idioma-en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
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/
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de autobuses de Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Burgos to Terminal Rodoviário de Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €52
- Schedules at
- autocareslazara.com
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Vila Real
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €125
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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