How to travel from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian

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Travel Information between Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian

Distance148 km
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range€15 - €16
Cheapest modeTrain • €15 • 6 h 45 min
Fastest modeCoach • €16 • 2 h 40 min
Popular travel companiesAlsa or Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve

Travel 148 km by train or coach between Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are Alsa or Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train 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
05:00PM2h50
Santander, Estación de Autobuses
07:50PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

AlsaNormal · Normal
04:30PM2h50
Santander, Estación de Autobuses
07:20PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-way
1 transfer

Fastest

AlsaNormal
05:00PM2h50
Santander, Estación de Autobuses
07:50PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-way
0 transfers

Other options

AlsaNormal
06:40PM2h50
Santander, Estación de Autobuses
09:30PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-way
0 transfers
AlsaNormal · Normal
04:00PM3h20
Santander, Estación de Autobuses
07:20PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-way
1 transfer
AlsaNormal · Normal
04:15PM3h35
Santander, Aeropuerto De Santander
07:50PMDonostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses
171One-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 ways to get from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian: train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Donostia-San Sebastian from Santander is by taking a train, which costs on average €15.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:

A train is €1 less than a coach with an average ticket price of €16 from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian.

The fastest way from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is by coach with an average journey time of 2 h 40 min.

There are alternative travel options to Donostia-San Sebastian that take longer:

Train takes 6 h 45 min on average.

The distance between Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian is around 148 km.

The average frequency per day from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian is:

  • 18 coaches per day.
  • 2 trains a day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:

  • Coaches mostly leave from Santander, Estación de Autobuses and tend to arrive in Donostia-San Sebastian, Estación de Autobuses.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian:

  • You can travel by coach from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian with Alsa or Alsa Supra, and you can find Alsa Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian tickets for €16 on Omio.
  • You can travel by train from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian with Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve, and you can find Renfe Cercanias AM - Feve Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian tickets for €15 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian with the following travel companies:

  • You can check for a direct coach to Donostia-San Sebastian with Alsa or Alsa Supra with 8 direct coaches per day.

Direct services to Donostia-San Sebastian tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Many of our customers travelling from Santander to Donostia-San Sebastian don't make Donostia-San Sebastian their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona, Pamplona or Paris, either of which you could add to your Santander and Donostia-San Sebastian trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Donostia-San Sebastian to any of these top destinations today!

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