There are 6 ways to get from Arenas to Bilbao by car, plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Drive to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Drive from Arenas to Granada-Jaén-Airport-GRXcar
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GRX - BIO
5h 23m€71–215Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AGP - BIO
5h 18m€34–166Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Arenas to Malaga - Maria Zambrano Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atochatrain
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
9h 40m€172–269Bus
- Take the bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodalbus Algeciras
16h 20m€72–116Drive 902.9 km
- Drive from Arenas to Bilbaocar 902.9 km
9h 40m€143–206Bus to Málaga Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane AGP - SDR
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 25m€59–320
Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arenas to Bilbao is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Arenas to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs €30 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Arenas to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Arenas and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Hospital, Torre Del Mar and Málaga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
The distance between Arenas and Bilbao is 793 km. The road distance is 902.9 km.
The best way to get from Arenas to Bilbao without a car is to taxi and train which takes 9h 40m and costs €170 - €270.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Arenas to Bilbao, including transfers.
Arenas to Bilbao bus services, operated by Socibus, depart from Málaga station.
Arenas to Bilbao bus services, operated by Socibus, arrive at Bilbao Intermodal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arenas to Bilbao is 903 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Arenas to Bilbao.
There are 1722+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Arenas, Andalusia, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Socibus operates a bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodal twice daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 13h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–140
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Málaga Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €21–230
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Malaga - Maria Zambrano Station to Estación de Atocha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Málaga to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34952541113
- loymerbus@loymer.com
- Website
- loymerbus.es
Bus from Torre Del Mar to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://loymerbus.es/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €65–80
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