Travel to Bilbao
Every way to reach Bilbao: 4 modes compared, with fares.
Bilbao is reachable from 146 places across 24 countries by 4 modes, on services run by 44 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 24 km away.
How people reach Bilbao
Every mode that actually calls at Bilbao, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 124 | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 739 km | 5 |
| Coach | 64 | €10.07 | 1h 35m | 739 km | 3 |
| Flight | 127 | €41.44 | 4h | 3,759 km | 34 |
| Ferry | 72 | €11.88 | 4h 4m | 888 km | 2 |
- 146Places you can arrive from
- 146Places you can leave for
- 24Countries
- 44Operators
The train gets you into Bilbao. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Bilbao
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 28 | 7% | Bermeo, 24 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 189 | 49% | Gijón, 223 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 134 | 35% | Santa Eulària des Riu, 605 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 36 | 9% | Prague, 1520 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Bilbao that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 294 | 77% |
| Italy | 14 | 4% |
| Germany | 13 | 3% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Algeria | 7 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1% |
| Morocco | 4 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1% |
| France | 3 | 1% |
| Poland | 3 | 1% |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% |
| Greece | 2 | 1% |
| Hungary | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| Malta | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Bilbao
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Bilbao
- Bilbao Abando
- Aranguren Apeadero
- Bilbao-Abando
- Bilbao Termibus
- Bilbao Intermodal
- BIO
- Bilbao Terminal de Getxo
- Pío Baroja plaza
The fare from BIO into Bilbao is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
A car waiting when you land in Bilbao
Settled in advance, so the ride into Bilbao costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Bilbao
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao bus | €10.07 | 1h 35m | 50 km |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 50 km |
| Donostia / San Sebastian to Bilbao ferry | €11.88 | 4h 19m | 77 km |
| Santander to Bilbao ferry | €11.88 | 4h 4m | 75 km |
| Irun to Bilbao ferry | €11.88 | 4h 12m | 92 km |
| Santander to Bilbao train | €11.89 | 1h 22m | 75 km |
| Donostia / San Sebastian to Bilbao train | €12.44 | 1h 23m | 77 km |
| Valladolid to Bilbao bus | €16.68 | 4h 20m | 232 km |
| Gijón to Bilbao bus | €16.68 | 4h 4m | 223 km |
| Zaragoza to Bilbao bus | €17.78 | 4h 16m | 245 km |
| Gijón to Bilbao ferry | €17.94 | 9h 2m | 223 km |
| Madrid to Bilbao bus | €19.43 | 5h 1m | 323 km |
| Zaragoza to Bilbao ferry | €19.59 | 9h 3m | 245 km |
| Burgos to Bilbao train | €20.14 | 1h 49m | 120 km |
| Pamplona to Bilbao train | €20.69 | 1h 44m | 115 km |
| Fuencarral to Bilbao bus | €21.63 | 5h 29m | 314 km |
We cannot promise Bilbao Abando still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Bilbao Abando
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Bilbao
Common questions about Travel to Bilbao
How can I get to Bilbao?
Bilbao is reachable by 4 modes on our network, from 146 places, across 24 countries, on services run by 44 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Bilbao?
The cheapest way into Bilbao is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 146 origins we sell into Bilbao over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Bilbao?
The fastest journey into Bilbao is by Train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 24 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Bilbao have?
Bilbao has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Bilbao Abando, Aranguren Apeadero, Bilbao-Abando. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Bilbao from within 200 km?
28 of the routes we sell into Bilbao start within 200 km. The nearest is Bermeo, 24 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Bilbao in Spain?
Bilbao connects to 146 places on our network across 24 countries, the furthest of them 3,759 km away in a straight line. Spain routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Spain
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Bilbao and elsewhere in Spain. None of it is ours to sell.
Things to do in Bilbao
Day trips that leave Bilbao in the morning and cover a good part of Spain by evening.
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