How to get to Tarragona from Santander

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Compare coach and flight for Santander to Tarragona

Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Santander to Tarragona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £74 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 43m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.5 - 1.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £74, while a flight costs an average of £105.

Distance: 491 km

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Coach
Flight

£74

Average Price

Cheapest

£105

Average Price

8h 34m

Average total duration

8h 4m

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30m

Additional time*

3h 43m

Average total duration

Fastest

1h 43m

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2h 0m

Additional time*

0.5 - 1.2kg

CO2 emissions

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1.5 - 2.9kg

CO2 emissions

Alsa

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Most popular airline

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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.

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from Santander to Tarragona

How to get to Tarragona from Santander by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

bus

The best way to travel from Santander to Tarragona is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

  • AlsaNormal · Normal · Normal
    10:309h25
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    19:55Tarragona
    £561One-way
    2 changes

Cheapest

  • AlsaNormal · Normal · Normal
    10:309h25
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    19:55Tarragona
    £561One-way
    2 changes

Fastest

  • VuelingVY1597
    18:301h15
    Santander Airport
    19:45Barcelona El Prat Airport
    £2011One-way
    0 changes

Other options

  • AlsaNormal · Normal · Normal
    10:309h25
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    19:55Tarragona
    £561One-way
    2 changes
  • AlsaNormal · Normal · Normal
    20:0010h00
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    6:00Tarragona
    £561One-way
    2 changes
  • AlsaNormal+HifeNormal
    7:0010h00
    Santander, Estación de Autobuses
    17:00Tarragona
    £561One-way
    1 change
  • VuelingIB5353
    18:301h15
    Santander Airport
    19:45Barcelona El Prat Airport
    £4771One-way
    0 changes
  • IberiaIB1066 · IB407
    6:303h15
    Santander Airport
    9:45Barcelona El Prat Airport
    £5001One-way
    1 change
  • IberiaIB1060 · IB413
    10:053h55
    Santander Airport
    14:00Barcelona El Prat Airport
    £5121One-way
    1 change

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FAQs: Santander to Tarragona

Travel to Tarragona 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 Tarragona.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Santander and Tarragona including taking a coach and flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Santander to Tarragona is a coach with an average price of £74.

This is compared to other travel options from Santander to Tarragona:

A coach is £31 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Santander to Tarragona costing on average £105.

The fastest way to travel from Santander to Tarragona is by flight with an average journey time of 3h 43m.

Other travel options to Tarragona take longer:

Coach takes on average 8h 34m.

The Santander to Tarragona distance is approximately 491 km.
The average frequency per day from Santander to Tarragona is:
  • Around 10 trains per day.
  • Around 4 flights per day.
  • Around 1 coaches per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Santander and Tarragona as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Santander to Tarragona:
  • Flights mostly depart from Santander Airport and arrive in Barcelona El Prat Airport.
  • Trains mostly depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arrive in Camp de Tarragona.
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Santander to Tarragona, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Vueling, Ryanair to go to Tarragona by flight.
  • Travel with Alsa, Hife, BlaBlaCar to go to Tarragona by coach.
Yes, there are direct services available from Santander to Tarragona with the following travel companies:
  • 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
  • 2 direct flights per day with Vueling.
Omio customers who travel from Santander to Tarragona often also extend their vacation to go to Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Zaragoza, El Prat de Llobregat. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Tarragona and these popular destinations at a great price.

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