There are 6 ways to get from Tarragona to Cantabria by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Santander Airport
best- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BCN - SDR
4h 58m€60–204Train, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
5h 44m€42–144Bus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Bilbao Intermodalbus ALSA - Socambi
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Irun-Stder / ...
9h 28m€52–81Train, bus
- Take the train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus ALSA - Irun-Stder / ...
10h 13m€81–130Drive 628.2 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Santandercar 628.2 km
6h 7m€99–142Bus via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Tarragona to San Sebastianbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santanderbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 57m€54–96
Tarragona to Cantabria by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Cantabria is to bus via Donostia / San Sebastián which costs €50 - €100 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Cantabria is to train and fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €60 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Cantabria. However, there are services departing from Tarragona and arriving at Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao Intermodal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 28m.
The distance between Tarragona and Cantabria is 643 km. The road distance is 628.2 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Cantabria without a car is to bus which takes 9h 28m and costs €50 - €85.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Tarragona to Cantabria, including transfers.
Tarragona to Cantabria bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarragona station.
Tarragona to Cantabria bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarragona to Cantabria is 628 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Tarragona to Cantabria.
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What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Cantabria, Spain?
You can take a bus from Tarragona to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao Intermodal in around 9h 28m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–260
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Tarragona to San Sebastian
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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