SDR - Santander Airport
| Santander Airport Address | Carretera del Aeropuerto, 39600 - Maliano |
| Telephone Number | 0034 942 202 100 |
| Airport Code | SDR |
| Guide in Spanish | Aeropuerto de Santander |
| Guide in German | Santander Flughafen |
Santander Airport Information
Santander Airport is situated in the municipality of Camargo, just 5 kilometres from the capital.
The airport has been extended and reformed in recent years, and in 2009 958,157 passengers and 18,753 flights were handled there. Although the number of visitors is a lot less than many other Spanish Airports, the number has increased compared to the 180,000 people who passed through there in 1995.
Santander Airport offers a new wireless internet service with access points in different areas: the departures lobby, restaurant area, boarding lounge and air-bridge module. Passengers with laptops or PDAs equipped with Wi-Fi technology will now have wireless access to the internet provided by Teléfónica de España.
Santander Airport Car Hire
Four car rental companies are based at Santander offering Santander Airport car hire and you will find their offices within the main terminal building.
Atesa at Santander Airport - Europcar at Santander Airport - Hertz at Santander Airport and Solmar at Santander Airport
Flights to Santander Airport
Ryanair
are the only UK low cost airline that currently offer direct flights
to Santander.
Over the summer season Santander handles flights from London Stansted as well as domestic connections to Alicante, Barcelona, Dublin, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Palma, Rome, Seville, Tenerife North and Valencia.
Air Nostrum (Iberia's regional airline) offer a good selection of internal flights from Alicante, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, Tenerife North and Valencia.
We have provided information on flights from Dublin to Santander and Stansted to Santander
Santander Airport Taxis
The
main taxis at Santander airport can be found on a rank opposite
the arrivals terminal. The taxi drivers know when the planes are
scheduled to arrive and they are always waiting. Expect to pay about
€15 for a taxi ride into Santander.
Telephone Radiotaxi: (00349 942 333 333)
Santander Airport Buses
The
Santander airport bus stop is just outside the main terminal building
and the buses run into Santander (bus station) at 06:40, 07:00 and every half hour until 23:00 and from Santander at 06:30, 06:50, 07:15 and every half hour until 22:45 The airport is only 5 kms from Santander so
the journey is quick and costs just €2.00. Information Telephone:
(0034) 942 211 995
Coach operator ALSA and the Santander bus company offer regular services between the airport and cities in the north of Spain including Bilbao, Oviedo, Gijón and Laredo. For information on all these routes please go to www.santanderbus.com , www.alsa.es or telephone (0034) 902 422 242.
There is also a bus from Santander which provides an overnight connection into Madrid Airport Terminal 4 for early flights. You can find out more at www.alsa.es
Santander Airport Trains
There
are no trains at Santander Airport but there are local Santander trains running along the Cantabrian coastline to the east and west.
We have also written about using trains in Spain to make it easier for you to get around.
Santander Airport Arrivals
The
Santander arrivals and departures area are not that large and there
are just 2 baggage collection carousels, 8 check in desks and 3
boarding gates.
The arrival traffic comes in on the ground floor of the passenger terminal building via two doors. The general arrivals hall can handle 636 passengers and includes the baggage reclaim hall, passport control and the arrivals hall with car hire offices. We provide information on Santander Airport live flight arrivals
Santander Airport Departures
The departures traffic leaves from the ground floor of the terminal
building and can handle 575 passengers an hour. Besides the check-in
desks the departures area also houses the multi shop and restaurant.
We provide information on Santander Airport live flight departures
Santander Airport Parking
Parking
at Santander airport is pretty reasonably priced and offers 785
parking spaces, with 20 for disabled drivers. During the summer
months it is advisable to try and get the car into as much shade
as possible!
Rates: First half hour or less €0,42; second half hour or less €1.06; all or part of each additional hour €0.80; daily maximum up to 4 days, €8.90; daily maximum from the fifth day €3.55.
Santander Airport Map & Driving Directions
We provide a location map of Santander Airport and detailed driving instructions from the airport into Santander City Centre which is only a short distance away.
Santander Airport Shopping
There
is a multi shop within the terminal building selling cigarettes,
newspapers etc and a cafeteria which is located in the departures waiting area. It serves all types of coffee, baguettes, salads, snacks, drinks and ice-cream.
The airport cafeteria has a smoking area; in the rest of the airport terminal smoking is prohibited.
Santander Area Guide
When
you are visiting a new area or country it often takes a few days
to find your way around. We have lived and worked in Spain for a
number of years, and to make your life easier have written an Area
Guide to Santander which contains information on Santander
local attractions, golf
courses in Santander, the best places to shop
in Santander, Santander
market days and where the best Santander
beaches are. We have also included a list of recommended Santander
restaurants.
Santander Weather
Santander
Weather tells you what the weather is like today and gives you a full 3 day, 5 day and 10 day forecast with
information on the year round climate in Santander and the surrounding
area.

