Málaga to Bilbao ferry
Ferries from Málaga to Bilbao start at €50.39 and take 22h 47m at their fastest.
The Ferries from Málaga to Bilbao starts at €50.39 and takes 22h 47m door to door, run by 2 operators over 739 km, with around 14 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 22h 47mDoor to door
- 21h 17mMoving
- €50.39From
- 85.0 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Ferry operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Grimaldi | €44.34 | 22h 35m |
 La méridionale | €43.24 | 22h 34m |
The trip ends at Bilbao Abando. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Bilbao for the night the ferry gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Málaga to Bilbao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €34.2890 days
- €26.0360 days
- €30.9845 days
- €33.7330 days
- €45.2821 days
- €51.3314 days
- €72.237 days
- €66.733 days
- €86.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 232 percent. The most expensive point is €86.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €47.48Sun
- €40.33Mon
- €38.13Tue
- €40.33Wed
- €51.33Thu
- €46.38Fri
- €50.23Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Málaga
- Malaga Estacion Maritima
- Estación Marítima de Málaga
Bilbao
- Bilbao Terminal de Getxo
- Pío Baroja plaza
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 739 km against 739 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Málaga at 06:07 and the last at 20:21, across 14 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Ferries against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 32m | 1h 22m | 3h 10m | €77.43 | 187.2 kg | 15 |
| Train | 5h 44m | 5h | 44m | €94.94 | 24.4 kg | 7 |
| Coach | 10h 23m | 9h 39m | 44m | €38.13 | 20.0 kg | 7 |
| Ferry | 22h 47m | 21h 17m | 1h 30m | €50.39 | 85.0 kg | 14 |
Questions about Málaga to Bilbao
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao take?
The Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao takes 22h 47m door to door, of which 21h 17m is spent moving. The route runs 739 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao cost?
The Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao starts at €50.39 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €52.59. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao?
2 operators run the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao: Grimaldi, La méridionale. Between them they file around 14 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao use?
The Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao leaves from Malaga Estacion Maritima and arrives at Bilbao Terminal de Getxo. Allow about 1h 30m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Ferry the best way from Málaga to Bilbao?
Traveling from Málaga to Bilbao by Coach costs €38.13 and takes 10h 23m door to door, against 22h 47m by Ferry. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao?
Fares for the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 232 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao produce?
The Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao produces about 85.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 739 km, which works out at roughly 115 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao?
Operators on the Ferry from Málaga to Bilbao publish Bar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 22h 47m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Málaga to Bilbao on September 10, 2026: 739 km of route against 739 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €50.39, and 22h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
Being on the water gives Bilbao a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Bilbao and across Spain
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Bilbao, with free cancellation on most of it.
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