There are 8 ways to get from Santander to Colmar by plane, train, bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane SDR - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain
5h 46m€107–352Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
12h 39m€237–410Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 7783
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmarbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 20m€133–205Drive 1,271.5 km
- Drive from Santander to Colmarcar 1,271.5 km
12h 44m€233–337Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SDR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmartrain
8h 4m€140–388Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
13h 34m€251–367Train
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
17h 55m€273–415Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Colmarbus
24h 9m€123–218
Santander to Colmar by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Colmar is to bus which costs €120 - €220 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Colmar is to fly and train which takes 5h 46m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Colmar via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Colmar via Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
The distance between Santander and Colmar is 1126 km. The road distance is 1271.5 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Colmar without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 12h 39m and costs €230 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Santander to Colmar, including transfers.
Santander to Colmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Colmar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Colmar is to bus via Paris which takes 20h 20m and costs €130 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €270 - €420 and takes 17h 55m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Colmar, France?
You can take a bus from Santander to Colmar via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 20h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Colmar via Bilbao, Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao, Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, and Strasbourg in around 17h 55m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Zurich Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Strasbourg International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Santander to Colmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Santander to Colmar train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Bilbao station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Colmar is 1272 km. It takes approximately 12h 44m to drive from Santander to Colmar.
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