There are 9 ways to get from Alba to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, train (Trenitalia, TGV), or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
6h 25m€82–250Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
8h 43m€61–222Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 48m€234–547Bus
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carduccibus 47
- Take the bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 55m€95–186Drive 1,113.1 km
- Drive from Alba to Bilbaocar 1,113.1 km
12h 37m€175–253Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GOA - BIO
11h€100–293Train via Antony
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
18h 38m€270–502Train, bus
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Lingottotrain Re
- Take the bus from Turin to Nice Airportbus 404
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Bilbaobus
24h 6m€103–177Train
- Take the train from Asti to Genova Brignoletrain
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Lourdestrain
- Take the train from Lourdes to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
31h 55m€168–319
Alba to Bilbao by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to bus which costs €95 - €190 and takes 20h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Alba - Autostazione and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Fermata 68 - MOLINETTE OVEST, Fermata 778 - VITTORIO EMANUELE II, Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Alba to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Alba and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 38m.
The distance between Alba and Bilbao is 963 km. The road distance is 1113.1 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 16h 48m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Alba to Bilbao, including transfers.
Alba to Bilbao bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., depart from Alba - Autostazione station.
Alba to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Alba station.
The best way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to bus which takes 20h 55m and costs €95 - €190. Alternatively, you can train via Antony, which costs €270 - €500 and takes 18h 38m.
What companies run services between Alba, Piemonte, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Alba - Autostazione to Bilbao Intermodal via Fermata 68 - MOLINETTE OVEST, Fermata 778 - VITTORIO EMANUELE II, Fermata 3286 - FERRUCCI, Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station, and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 20h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Alba to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 18h 38m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Alba to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Brignole to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Asti to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- info@autolineegiachino.it
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Turin to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nice Airport to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Alba to Bilbao bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., arrive at Torino - Piazza Carducci station.
Alba to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba to Bilbao is 1113 km. It takes approximately 12h 37m to drive from Alba to Bilbao.
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