How to travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian

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from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian

How to get from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

  • AlsaNormal · Normal
    7:00 AM3h20
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    10:20 AMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    161One-way
    1 transfer

Cheapest

  • AlsaNormal · Normal
    7:00 AM3h20
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    10:20 AMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    161One-way
    1 transfer

Fastest

  • AlsaNormal
    6:00 PM2h40
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    8:40 PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    171One-way
    0 transfers

Other options

  • AlsaNormal · Normal
    5:00 PM3h40
    Santander, Aeropuerto De Santander
    8:40 PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    161One-way
    1 transfer
  • AlsaNormal · Normal
    3:15 PM3h50
    Santander, Aeropuerto De Santander
    7:05 PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    161One-way
    1 transfer
  • AlsaNormal · Normal
    5:00 PM4h30
    Santander, Aeropuerto De Santander
    9:30 PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
    161One-way
    1 transfer

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FAQs: Travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian

Travel to Donostia-San Sebastian easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian including taking a train and bus.
The cheapest way to travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is a train with an average price of €15.

This is compared to other travel options from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:

A train is €2 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian costing on average €17.

The fastest way to travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is by bus with an average journey time of 2h 43m.

Other travel options to Donostia-San Sebastian take longer:

Train takes on average 9h 19m.

The Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian distance is approximately 149 km.
The average frequency per day from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is:
  • Around 20 buses per day.
  • Around 2 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:
  • Buses mostly depart from Santander, Estación de Autobuses and arrive in Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses.
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Alsa, Alsa Supra, BlaBlaCar to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by bus.
  • Travel with Renfe Viajeros to go to Donostia-San Sebastian by train.
Yes, there is a direct route available from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:
  • 9 direct buses per day with Alsa, Alsa Supra, BlaBlaCar.
Omio customers who travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian often also extend their vacation to go to Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona, Pamplona, Paris. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Donostia-San Sebastian and these popular destinations at a great price.

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