Friday 05/11/2021 Ryanair flight FR9816 from Manchester to Santander airport; ALSA S4 bus to Santander; FEVE ( "Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha"; Spanish for "Narrow Gauge Railways") trains on the branch to Liérganes and back to Astillero; on a FEVE train to Bilbao, though this was replaced by a bus between Gibaja and Zalla for no clear reason; then a FEVE train to Bilbao La Concordia station. After checking into my hotel, the ibis, I caught Metro Line 1 from Indautxu to Lutxana to cover the hourly Mondays-to-Fridays Euskotren 'E3a' service to Sondika; then on Euskotren Line 'E3' to Lezama, and back to Zazpikaleak; then back on Metro Line 2 to Indautxu.
Route: Taxi from home to Manchester Airport; Manchester (MAN) T1 07:10 (Ryanair FR9816 EI-EBN; delayed departure due to air con fault and taking on more fuel; MAN Push-back at 08:05, take-off 08:18 from runway 23R; SDR Landed 10:59 on runway 29, on stand 11:03, Santander Airport (SDR) booked 10:10; airport bus station 11:30 (route S4) - Santander bus station 11:47; Santander 12:14 (FEVE EMU 3813) - Lierganes 12:54; 13:04 (FEVE EMU 3813) - Astillero 13:29; 14:14 (FEVE DMU 2716) - Gibaja 15:32; 15:36 (rail replacement bus) - Zalla 16:30; 16:35 (FEVE EMU 3602, dep 11 late) - Bilbao La Concordia 17:14 (arr 14 late); Indauxti 18:39 (Metro Line 2) - Sarriko 18:35; 18:39 (Metro Line 1) - San Ignazio 18:41; 19:01 (Metrol Line 1) - Lutxana 19:03; 19:39 (Euskotren EMU 973, line E3a) - Sondika 19:46; 19:54 (Euskotren EMU 970, line E3) - Lezama 20:12; 20:22 (Euskotren EMU 970, line E3) - Casco Viejo 20:49; 20:53 (Metro Line 2) - Indauxti 20:58.
Route: Taxi from home to Manchester Airport; Manchester (MAN) T1 07:10 (Ryanair FR9816 EI-EBN; delayed departure due to air con fault and taking on more fuel; MAN Push-back at 08:05, take-off 08:18 from runway 23R; SDR Landed 10:59 on runway 29, on stand 11:03, Santander Airport (SDR) booked 10:10; airport bus station 11:30 (route S4) - Santander bus station 11:47; Santander 12:14 (FEVE EMU 3813) - Lierganes 12:54; 13:04 (FEVE EMU 3813) - Astillero 13:29; 14:14 (FEVE DMU 2716) - Gibaja 15:32; 15:36 (rail replacement bus) - Zalla 16:30; 16:35 (FEVE EMU 3602, dep 11 late) - Bilbao La Concordia 17:14 (arr 14 late); Indauxti 18:39 (Metro Line 2) - Sarriko 18:35; 18:39 (Metro Line 1) - San Ignazio 18:41; 19:01 (Metrol Line 1) - Lutxana 19:03; 19:39 (Euskotren EMU 973, line E3a) - Sondika 19:46; 19:54 (Euskotren EMU 970, line E3) - Lezama 20:12; 20:22 (Euskotren EMU 970, line E3) - Casco Viejo 20:49; 20:53 (Metro Line 2) - Indauxti 20:58.
Santander broad gauge station
Santander metre gauge station
Santander
Santander
Liérganes
Liérganes
Astillero
Bilbao La Concordia
Bilbao La Concordia
Bilbao Arriaga Theatre
Lutxana
Sondika
Lezama