Santander Airport (SDR)

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport is located five kilometres from the town centre. A bus runs between Santander’s main bus station and the airport. It departs every 30 minutes from 7 am to 11 pm. Taxis leave from outside the terminal building. Car rental companies are represented at the airport.

• Web:

  www.aena.es/en/seve-ballesteros-santander.html

• Address:

  Calle Aeropuerto, Maliaño

• Phone:

  +34 913 21 10 00

Public Transport

Buses run throughout the city every 15 minutes. You can take buses number 1, 4, 7, 9, 13, and 14 that run from the city hall to El Sardinero beach stopping at Plaza de Italia and Piquio Gardens. You can also take bus number 15, which runs from RENFE train station to El Sardinero beach. The Santander Bus Station is located on Calle Navas de Tolosa. There are two bus companies that link Santander with other destinations: ALSA is for long- and short-haul destinations. www.alsa.es La Cantábrica runs services mostly for destinations within Cantabria. www.lacantabrica.net For further away destinations by train, visit: www.renfe.com

• Web:

  www.transportedecantabria.es

Taxi

Santander has 16 taxi ranks from where you can pick up a cab. Central locations include outside Banco de Santander on Paseo de Pereda 22, outside the Correos on Avenida Alfonso XIII, on Plaza de las Estaciones, and at various places along Vargas, General Dávila, and Juan de Herrera.

• Web:

  www.pidetaxicantabria.es

• Address:

  Pidetaxi Cantabria

• Phone:

  +34 942 33 33 33

Boat

For boat trips between Santander, Pedreña, and Somo, go to Los Reginas at Paseo Marítimo. Los Reginas also runs one-hour excursions around the bay. The ferry terminal for longer journeys is at Estación Marítima.

• Web:

  www.losreginas.com

• Address:

  Paseo Marítimo, Santander

Electricity

220 V/50 Hz; plugs have two round pins

Pharmacy

There are several pharmacies throughout the city centre. Farmacia GPalacios Calle Lope de Vega, 7, Santander Mon–Fri 9am–9pm, Sat 10am–2pm Farmacia Compostizo Calle Sta. Lucía, 32 Mon–Fri 9am–9:30pm, Sat 9am–2:30pm