Flight and travel information to Santander, Spain

The port city of Santander is the capital of Cantabria in Spain. It is the perfect gateway for exploring nearby Spanish nature reserves, beaches, medieval villages and mountains. Santander airport lies a short distance south of town.
See also flights to Bilbao.
Currently the only low cost airline flying direct to Santander airport is Ryanair, see the Ryanair website for the latest fares.

Getting to/from Santander Airport (SDR), Spain

Santander 'Parayas' Airport is 10 minutes (2 miles) south of the city centre, off N635 (A8) to Bilbao.
Taxis	Available opposite terminal building, fare costs from about £12 to Santander.
Bus	Stops next to arrivals and runs to Santander bus station (Plaza de las Estaciones) every 30 minutes for EUR 1.50. A bus also runs from Santander airport to Bilbao, for details click here. Bus connections around city centre and tourist places are excellent. From Santander Bus Station it is possible to travel daily to Madrid, the Basque Country, Galicia, Asturias, Castilla Leon, La Rioja, Zaragoza, Barcelona, and others.
Train	Nearest railway station is in Santander, RENFE provides daily train links to Madrid, Alicante, Avila, Palencia and Valladolid; FEVE to Oviedo and Bilbao.

Quick Guide to the Sights of Santander Maritime Museum - The history of ship building, also huge tanks with sting rays, turtles and sharks.
El Sardinero - Beach resort with four good bathing beaches about 2 miles from Santander.
Magdalena Palace - Splendid Royal palace, now home to the local university.
Caves of Altamiro - Prehistoric cave paintings, (limited visitor numbers allowed).
El Puntal - Spectacular dunes, fishing, watersports and uncrowded beach 15 mins. boat ride from Santander.

The list of destinations and routes can change, this page was last updated on 10 July 2010.