Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:02 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €19.43 and €51.49, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 13m over 358 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 2, 2026
€19.43 to €51.49
- 188%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Bilbao
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:02First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
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Buying this trip
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Buses in Cantabria runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €49.68Fri18
- about €40.88Sat19
- about €35.93Sun20
- about €27.13Mon21
- about €34.83Tue22
- about €26.03Wed23
- about €37.03Thu24
- about €29.88Fri25
- about €33.18Sat26
- about €28.78Sun27
- about €24.93Mon28
- about €21.63Tue29
- about €27.13Wed30
- about €22.73Thu1
- about €19.43Fri2
- about €24.93Sat3
- about €24.93Sun4
- about €19.43Mon5
- about €22.73Tue6
- about €22.73Wed7
- about €25.48Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Alcalá de Henares. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Alcalá de Henares for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €19.9890 days
- €18.3360 days
- €17.2345 days
- €18.8830 days
- €25.4821 days
- €22.7314 days
- €37.037 days
- €35.933 days
- €49.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €17.23.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 188 percent. The most expensive point is €49.68, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
358 km
311 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
347,342 → 193,751
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 358 km against 311 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Gasteiz / Vitoria, Logroño, Alcorcón, Burgos. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Alcalá de Henares
Most of the points near Alcalá de Henares open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares
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 it take to get from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
The fastest journey from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares takes 3h 13m door to door, of which 2h 43m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 35m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
The cheapest fare from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares is €19.43, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €42.42. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
The cheapest way from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares is by coach, at €19.43 for one passenger on October 2, 2026. That journey takes 5h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
The fastest way from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares is by train, at 3h 27m door to door. Only 2h 43m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €51.49.
When should I book Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
Fares from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €17.23. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 188 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares, at €22.73. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares, at €16.68 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
No operator record names Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares directly. Buses in Cantabria, Renfe publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
33 percent of the services we sell from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares are direct. The rest connect at Gasteiz / Vitoria, Logroño, Alcorcón, Burgos, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares produce?
Traveling from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares by coach produces about 9.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 11.8 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares use?
Services from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares by train leave from Bilbao Abando and arrive at Alcalá de Henares. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bilbao to Alcalá de Henares on September 17, 2026: 358 km of route against 311 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €19.43, and 3h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Alcalá de Henares is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Bilbao reaches 148 places in 24 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 3,759 km. Alcalá de Henares reaches 35 places in 1 countries, from 42 to 483 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bilbao
- 148Places you can leave for
- 24Countries
- 44Operators
Arriving in Alcalá de Henares
Leaving Alcalá de Henares
- 35Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 8Operators