There are 8 ways to get from Altea to Bilbao by shuttle, plane, tram, train, bus, or car
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Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ALC - BIO
4h 12m€52–120Tram, train
cheapest- Take the tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Lucerostram 1
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
11h 9m€46–181Bus
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 43m€51–72Drive 716.9 km
- Drive from Altea to Bilbaocar 716.9 km
7h 32m€113–163Bus to Valencia Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Valenciabus
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VLC - BIO
6h 34m€46–130Shuttle to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ALC - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
6h 25m€84–240Bus via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Benidorm to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus Vac-133
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodalbus Alsa
12h 43m€46–97Bus, train
- Take the bus from Altea to Gandiabus
- Take the train from Gandia to València-Estació Del Nordtrain C1
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
17h 17m€80–205
Altea to Bilbao by tram, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Altea to Bilbao is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 12h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Altea to Bilbao is to shuttle and fly which takes 4h 12m and costs €50 - €120.
No, there is no direct train from Altea to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Altea and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Benidorm, Alacant/Alicante Terminal and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 9m.
The distance between Altea and Bilbao is 728 km. The road distance is 716.9 km.
The best way to get from Altea to Bilbao without a car is to tram and train which takes 11h 9m and costs €45 - €190.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Altea to Bilbao, including transfers.
Altea to Bilbao train services, operated by Alicante Metro Tram, depart from Benidorm station.
Altea to Bilbao train services, operated by Alicante Metro Tram, arrive at Alicante - Luceros station.
Yes, the driving distance between Altea to Bilbao is 717 km. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Altea to Bilbao.
There are 1622+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Altea, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Bilman operates a bus from Benidorm to Bilbao Intermodal twice daily. Tickets cost €50–70 and the journey takes 11h 30m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–90
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–90
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–90
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–90
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–95
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €24–95
Flights from Valencia Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Benidorm to Alicante - Luceros
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Estació del Nord to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Gandia to València-Estació Del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- reservas@beniconnect.com
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Altea to Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Benidorm to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Benidorm to Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Altea to Gandia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Benidorm to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
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