By Air:
1. Parayas Airport of Santander:
The closest airport to Santillana del Mar is the one in Santander. The distances from the airport are 34 km from Santillana and 5 km from Santander. It offers domestic flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Valencia, etc., as well as international flights to London, Frankfurt, and Rome.
Tel: (+34) 913 21 10 00
Tel: (+34) 902 40 47 04 (AENA Customer Assistance Service)
For more information, please visit: www.aena.es
2. Airlines:
Among the airlines that operate in the airport are:
- Iberia
Tel: (+34) 942 20 21 56 / 902 40 05 00
For more information, please visit: www.iberia.es
- Air Nostrum
Tel: (+34) 961 96 02 00 / 902 40 05 00
For more information, please visit: www.airnostrum.es
- Ryanair
Tel: (+34) 942 20 24 12 / 807 38 38 11
For more information, please visit: www.ryanair.com
By Train:
1. RENFE Train Station:
The nearest RENFE train stations are located in the cities of Torrelavega and Santander.
Tel: (+34) 902 32 03 20
Web: www.renfe.es
You will find trains from/to:
- Torrelavega – Madrid(4 hours)
- Torrelavega – Alicante (8 hours and 20 min)
- Torrelavega – Palencia (2 hours and 15 min)
- Torrelavega – Valladolid (3 hours and 30 min)
- Santander – Madrid (4 hours and 30 min)
- Santander – Palencia (2 hours and 30 min)
- Santander – Alicante (9 hours)
- Santander – Valladolid (3 hours)
2. FEVE (Narrow-Gauge Railways):
FEVE stations are located in the cities of Torrelavega and Santander.
Tel: (+34) 942 20 95 22 – 66
For more information, please visit: www.feve.es
Offers trains from/ to:
- Bilbao – Santander (2 hours and 45 min)
- Oviedo – Santander (4 hours and 42 min)
- Zorroza – Santander (2 hours and 47 min)
- Gijón – Santander (Change train in Oviedo or El Berrón)
- Gijón – Torrelavega (Change train in Oviedo or El Berrón)
- Zorroza – Torrelavega (Change train in Santander)
- Bilbao – Torrelavega (Change train in Santander)
By Bus:
The nearest bus stations to Santillana del Mar are in the cities of Torrelavega and Santander.
This is a list of bus companies that offer services to Torrelavega and Santander:
- Alsa
Madrid – Torrelavega (from 5 to 6 hours)
Madrid – Santander Airport
Burgos – Santander (3 hours)
Palencia – Santander (3½ hours)
Bilbao – Santander (1½ hours)
San Sebastián – Santander (3 hours)
Irún – Santander (3½ hours)
Oviedo – Santander (3 hours)
Valladolid – Santander (4¼ hours)
Zaragoza – Santander (5½ hours)
Tel: (+34) 902 42 22 42
Web: www.alsa.es
By Car:
* Car rental companies:
* Roads:
- From the West: the best way to get to Santillana from Asturias and the western provinces is to take Highway A-8 (Autovía del Cantábrico). From it, you can access the road CA-133 in the town of Puente San Miguel, and follow it until Santillana del Mar.
- By the Coast. From the west, you will access Santillana through road CA-133, passing by the towns of La Revilla, Comillas, Ruiloba, Cóbreces and Oreña. From the east, you will pass by the town of Suances, through road CA-351.
- From the South. Highway A-67 (Autovía de la Meseta) communicates Palencia, Valladolid and Burgos with Santander, until the town of Torrelavega. Here, you can take Highway A-8 towards Cabezón de la Sal and Oviedo. From this highway, you can take the exit towards Puente San Miguel, where you can access road CA-133 to get to Santillana del Mar.
Traveling within the Province of Cantabria:
By Train:
1. RENFE Train Station:
Tel: (+34) 902 32 03 20
Web: www.renfe.es
RENFE train stations are located in the cities of Torrelavega and Santader, from which you can get to Santillana del Mar by bus or taxi.
- Torrelavega – Santander (25 min)
2. FEVE (Narrow-Gauge Railways):
Tel: (+34) 942 20 95 22 – 66
For more information, please visit: www.feve.es
- Torrelavega – Santander (from 25 min to 35 min)
By Bus:
The bus stations of Torrelavega and Santander offer services to Santillana del Mar.
- Torrelavega – Santillana del Mar(10 min)
- Santander – Santillana del Mar (40 min)
- San Vicente de la Barquera – Santillana del Mar (30 min)
- Comillas – Santillana del Mar (20 min)
For more information, please visit: www.transportedecantabria.com
* Casanova:
Torrelavega – Suances - Ubiarco
Tel: (+34) 942 89 03 98 / 942 89 21 93
Web: www.autobusescasanova.com
* Autobuses Juan Ruiz:
San felices – Corrales – Torrelavega
Tel: (+34) 942 89 03 98 / 942 89 21 93
E-mai. consultas@autobusesjuan.com
Web: www.autobusesjuan.com