There are 8 ways to get from Ancona to Bilbao by plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), train, bus, or car
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Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport
best- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AOI - BIO
7h 24m€64–307Train
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
22h 49m€178–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Ancona to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 15m€107–166Drive 1,664.8 km
- Drive from Ancona to Bilbaocar 1,664.8 km
15h 45m€262–378Train to Fiumicino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Roma Terminitrain
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FCO - BIO
9h 26m€71–251Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FLR - BIO
7h 59m€85–308Train, train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ancona to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VCE - BIO
8h 44m€77–300Bus
- Take the bus from Ancona to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 433 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus
29h 30m€122–215
Ancona to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ancona to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ancona to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €60 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Ancona to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Bilbao via Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Ancona to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ancona and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 49m.
The distance between Ancona and Bilbao is 1338 km. The road distance is 1664.8 km.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs €170 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Ancona to Bilbao, including transfers.
Ancona to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ancona station.
Ancona to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ancona station.
The best way to get from Ancona to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €60 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €170 - €310 and takes 22h 49m, you could also bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 29h 30m.
What companies run services between Ancona, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ancona to Bilbao-Abando via Bologna centrale, Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 22h 49m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Bilbao Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ancona to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ancona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €8–11
- Smart Flex
- €9–12
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €14–19
- Smart Flex
- €15–20
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €14–20
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ancona to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ancona to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Ancona to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ancona to Bilbao is 1665 km. It takes approximately 15h 45m to drive from Ancona to Bilbao.
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