Seville to Bilbao train
Trains from Seville to Bilbao start at €92.19 and take 5h 38m at their fastest.
The Trains from Seville to Bilbao starts at €92.19 and takes 5h 38m door to door, run by 1 operator over 703 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 5h 38mDoor to door
- 4h 54mMoving
- €92.19From
- 23.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 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.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Renfe | €80.64 | 5h 29m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Bilbao. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Seville to Bilbao
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.4890 days
- €26.0360 days
- €25.4845 days
- €26.0330 days
- €38.1321 days
- €45.8314 days
- €56.287 days
- €57.383 days
- €74.981 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €25.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €74.98, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €48.58Sun
- €39.78Mon
- €37.03Tue
- €39.23Wed
- €48.58Thu
- €44.73Fri
- €45.83Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sevilla
- Sevilla Santa Justa
- Estacion de Sevilla-Majarabique
- Sevilla-San Jerónimo train station
Bilbao
- Bilbao Abando
- Aranguren Apeadero
- Bilbao-Abando
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 703 km against 703 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 Seville at 06:44 and the last at 19:54, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains 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 31m | 1h 21m | 3h 10m | €76.25 | 178.1 kg | 8 |
| Train | 5h 38m | 4h 54m | 44m | €92.19 | 23.2 kg | 6 |
| Coach | 9h 59m | 9h 15m | 44m | €37.03 | 19.0 kg | 12 |
Questions about Seville 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 Train from Seville to Bilbao take?
The Train from Seville to Bilbao takes 5h 38m door to door, of which 4h 54m is spent moving. The route runs 703 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 Train from Seville to Bilbao cost?
The Train from Seville to Bilbao starts at €92.19 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €99.62. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Seville to Bilbao?
1 operators run the Train from Seville to Bilbao: Renfe. Between them they file around 6 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 Train from Seville to Bilbao use?
The Train from Seville to Bilbao leaves from Sevilla Santa Justa and arrives at Bilbao Abando. Allow about 44m 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 Train the best way from Seville to Bilbao?
Traveling from Seville to Bilbao by Flight costs €76.25 and takes 4h 31m door to door, against 5h 38m by Train. 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 Train from Seville to Bilbao?
Fares for the Train from Seville to Bilbao bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €25.48. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 194 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Seville to Bilbao produce?
The Train from Seville to Bilbao produces about 23.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 703 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Seville to Bilbao?
Operators on the Train from Seville to Bilbao publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 5h 38m 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 Seville to Bilbao on September 12, 2026: 703 km of route against 703 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €92.19, and 5h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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