The next airport is Santander Airport (Santander - Parayas, Aeropuerto Internacional de Santander) Aptdo de Correos 097, E-39600 Maliaño/Cantabria
Rail
The next FEVE railway station is Puente San Miguel, about 3 ml (4 km) from Santillana-del-Mar.
The next RENFE railway station is Torrelavega; about 6 ml (10 km) from Santillana-del-Mar. Autobuses Garcia operate bus services from Torrevelaga to Santillana del Mar and back.
Bus
There are buses to Santillana del Mar from Santander, with the journey taking about half an hour. There are up to seven buses a day in July and August, although fewer outside of these months.
La Cantabrica, Nav 5, El Campon, Penacastillo, operates bus services from Santander Bus Station (estación de Autobuses de Santander) to Santillana del Mar from Sep 1 until Jun 30 at 10.30 and 11.30 am, 1.05, 5, 6.15, 7.15 and 8.30 pm. Journey time: 40 minutes, price: € 2.25 single (December 2009).
The bus from Santander drops you just outside of the town. When leaving beware that, although there is a bus shelter just outside the town where you will be dropped off on your way in, the bus back actually departs from the steps in front of the town hall?, about 50 metres closer to town.
The bus station is at Av, Cantabric
Autobuses Garcia operates services to and from Altamira and Torrevelaga.