There are 8 ways to get from Barcelos to Bilbao by towncar, plane, bus, train (Renfe), car, or train
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Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
best- Take a town car from Barcelos to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OPO - BIO
4h 21m€106–188Train to Vigo, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Barcelos to Valencatrain
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VGO - BIO
8h 45m€53–224Towncar, bus
- Take a town car from Barcelos to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Bragançatowncar
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Bragança to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 49m€329–351Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Viana Do Castelo to Porrinotrain Ic
- Take the train from Porrino to Ourensetrain Re
- Take the train from Ourense to Segovia Guiomartrain
- Take the train from Segovia Guiomar to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
13h 53m€83–133Drive 659.4 km
- Drive from Barcelos to Bilbaocar 659.4 km
7h 5m€104–150Train, bus to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the train from Barcelos to Valencatrain
- Take the bus from Valença to Santiago de Compostela - Airportbus
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SCQ - BIO
7h 37m€73–290Bus
- Take the bus from Braga to Bilbaobus FlixBus 783
13h 7m€53–94Bus via Burgos
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Burgosbus
- Take the bus from Burgos to Bilbao Intermodalbus Alsa
16h 51m€76–101
Barcelos to Bilbao by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelos to Bilbao is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelos to Bilbao is to towncar and fly which takes 4h 21m and costs €100 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelos to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Barcelos - Senhor da Cruz and arriving at Bilbao via Braga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelos to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Barcelos and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Viana Do Castelo, Porrino, Ourense and Segovia Guiomar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Barcelos and Bilbao is 582 km. The road distance is 659.4 km.
The best way to get from Barcelos to Bilbao without a car is to towncar and bus which takes 9h 49m and costs €320 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Barcelos to Bilbao, including transfers.
Barcelos to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Braga station.
Barcelos to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Viana Do Castelo station.
The best way to get from Barcelos to Bilbao is to train which takes 13h 53m and costs €80 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 13h 7m.
What companies run services between Barcelos, Portugal and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Barcelos to Bilbao-Abando via Viana Do Castelo, Porrino, Ourense, and Segovia Guiomar in around 13h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Braga to Bilbao once daily. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 11h 15m. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
Flights from Vigo to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Viana Do Castelo to Porrino
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Porrino to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Segovia Guiomar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Segovia Guiomar to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Barcelos to Valenca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–21
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €3–5
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €6–9
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €11–13
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €15–21
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Bragança to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €4–26
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Online ticket
- €4–26
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Valença to Santiago de Compostela - Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Braga to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +376 806 555
- cooperativa@interurbana.ad
- Website
- interurbana.ad
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.interurbana.ad/idioma-en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- info@rutasvigo.com
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga to Burgos
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- http://autocareslazara.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Burgos to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- info@vmtransfers.com
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Barcelos to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €75
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Bragança
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelos to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bilbao station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Barcelos. It is currently 11:28 PM in Barcelos and 12:28 AM in Bilbao.
Barcelos to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Porrino station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelos to Bilbao is 659 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Barcelos to Bilbao.
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