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Centro de Interpretación del Parque Natural de las Marismas de Santoña
Interpretation center focused on the marshes reserve, birdlife, and coastal ecology. Excellent for visitors interested in nature around Santoña.
Cheapest price
$7
Average price
$8
Fastest journey
1 h 5 m
Average duration
1 h 13 m
Buses per day
21
Distance
48 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Bilbao to Santoña is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Bilbao to Santoña will cost around $8 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $7.
Of the 21 buses that leave Bilbao for Santoña on Wed, Aug 05, 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Wed, Aug 05 the direct buses cover the 48 km distance in an average of 1 h 13 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 1 h 5 m .
On Wed, Aug 05 the slowest buses will take 1 h 45 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Normal · NormalBuses from Bilbao to Santoña run on average 14 times per day, taking around 1h 7m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $7 if you book in advance.
There are 6 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 07:00, the last at 21:20. The fastest bus covers the 29 miles (48 km) distance in 1h 5m.
Distance 29 miles (48 km) |
Average bus duration 1h 7m |
Cheapest ticket price $7 |
Buses per day 14 |
Direct buses 6 |
Fastest bus 1h 5m |
First bus 7:00 AM |
Last bus 9:20 PM |
Cheapest Month Jun |
Cheapest Day Sat |
High Season Jul - Sep |
Low Season Oct - Dec |
Busiest Day Tue |
Least Busy Day Sat |
Best time to book 4 days |
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00AM | Arrival Time 01:20AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20AM | Arrival Time 06:40AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:19AM | Arrival Time 07:59AM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 08:00AM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 08:50AM | Duration 1h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 09:20AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 11:00AM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 10:35AM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 09:45AM | Arrival Time 10:50AM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 12:05PM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:10AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:40AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:50AM | Arrival Time 12:20PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Wed, Thu | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:45PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 2h45 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 12:50PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 2h10 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 03:40PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sun | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:50PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 04:20PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $3 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:15PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 2h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:30PM | Arrival Time 06:30PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:40PM | Arrival Time 05:10PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 3h15 | Departure days Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 06:05PM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Mon, Wed, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 05:30PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 05:50PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 05:20PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:20PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 06:30PM | Arrival Time 07:35PM | Duration 1h05 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50PM | Arrival Time 08:10PM | Duration 0h20 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 0h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $5 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:30PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 2h00 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator Alsa | Departure Time 08:45PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $4 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00PM | Arrival Time 10:40PM | Duration 0h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $6 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 11:50PM | Duration 0h10 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $2 |
The table below shows live departures for Bilbao to Santoña buses for today, Tuesday, August 4. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal · Normal | 3:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h00 | 6:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 4:15 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h15 | 6:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 4:15 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h45 | 8:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 4:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 6:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 4:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h30 | 8:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 6:00 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 8:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 7:00 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h30 | 9:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 7:00 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h30 | 10:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 8:45 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 1h45 | 10:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
| Wednesday, August 5 | |||||
Normal · Normal | 7:00 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h30 | 9:30 AM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 9:00 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 11:00 AM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal | 9:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 1h05 | 10:35 AM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal · Normal | 10:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h30 | 2:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 10:30 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 12:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal | 11:00 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 1h05 | 12:05 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 0 transfersDirect | |
Normal · Normal | 11:50 AM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h10 | 2:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 12:00 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 2:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 1:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 3h30 | 5:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 1:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h00 | 3:30 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal · Normal | 2:30 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 2h30 | 5:00 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 1 transfer | |
Normal | 3:15 PM Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses | 1h05 | 4:20 PM Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Interpretation center focused on the marshes reserve, birdlife, and coastal ecology. Excellent for visitors interested in nature around Santoña.
Museum space dedicated to Juan de la Cosa and navigation heritage. A worthwhile stop for learning about maps, voyages, and local maritime links.
Main local museum introducing Santoña's history, identity, and heritage. A practical first stop for understanding the town before sightseeing.
Popular beach area beneath Monte Buciero with fine sand and scenic surroundings. Great for combining coastal views, swimming, and a town visit.
Wetland reserve famous for birdwatching, boat excursions, and tranquil scenery. One of the area's most distinctive natural experiences.
Mountain walking area packed with forts, cliffs, and sea views. Essential for active visitors seeking Santoña's best landscapes and history.
Cantabrian anchovies cured in salt and packed in olive oil. Santoña is Spain’s anchovy capital, and this product defines the town’s fishing heritage.
Small squid in their own ink, slowly cooked into a dark, rich stew. A classic Cantabrian seafood dish common in coastal homes and taverns.
Fresh hake cooked in green sauce with parsley, garlic, olive oil, and often clams. A staple of the Cantabrian coast with a clean sea flavor.
Established seafood restaurant known for fresh fish, shellfish, and classic Cantabrian cooking in a polished but traditional setting.
Well-known local dining room focused on fish, rice dishes, and northern Spanish specialties with a refined, welcoming atmosphere.
Popular casual spot for tapas, anchovies, and seafood portions. A good choice for sampling Santoña flavors in an informal setting.
Moderate for coastal Spain: rooms rise in summer, meals stay reasonable, and local transport is low-cost.
Tipping is modest. Round up in cafes and taxis; in restaurants, leave 5-10% only for very good service.
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Calle Marinos de Santoña -> Plaza de San Antonio, Santoña
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Bilbao to Santoña by bus. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest bus, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Santoña, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Most Bilbao to Santoña buses use the Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses to Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña station pair. Use this guide to compare Bilbao and Santoña bus stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like bus station facilities and services.
Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses is 1 km from Bilbao city centre. Public transport options include:
Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, and Ticket Office.
Food options include: Café de la Estación (in the station), Fast Food Express (in the station).
Free Wi-Fi. ATMs are located near the main entrance.
Ticket office support is available at Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses.
Available at Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Bilbao, Estación de Autobuses: Elevators, ramps.
Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Parking, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Shower, and Ticket Office.
Wi-Fi is available at Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña. ATMs are available at Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña.
Ticket office support is available at Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña.
Available at Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Accessibility facilities are available at Santoña, Calle Marinos de Santoña: Basic accessibility features present.
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