There are 6 ways to get from Tarragona to Santander 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 17m€52–191Bus
cheapest- 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 19m€49–102Train, 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 6m€81–133Drive 628.2 km
- Drive from Tarragona to Santandercar 628.2 km
6h 7m€100–144Train, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
7h 8m€50–161Bus via Pamplona
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Pamplonabus
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus L20
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
10h 34m€49–78
Tarragona to Santander by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tarragona to Santander is to bus via Pamplona which costs €45 - €80 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Tarragona to Santander is to train and fly which takes 4h 17m and costs €50 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Tarragona to Santander. 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 19m.
The distance between Tarragona and Santander is 636 km. The road distance is 628.2 km.
The best way to get from Tarragona to Santander without a car is to bus which takes 9h 19m and costs €45 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 17m to get from Tarragona to Santander, including transfers.
Tarragona to Santander bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Tarragona station.
Tarragona to Santander bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tarragona to Santander is 628 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Tarragona to Santander.
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What companies run services between Tarragona, Spain and Santander, Spain?
You can take a bus from Tarragona to Estación de autobuses de Santander via Bilbao Intermodal in around 9h 19m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Camp De Tarragona to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Tarragona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Tarragona to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Tarragona to Pamplona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
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