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There are 10 ways to get from Basel to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    5h 55m
    €90–283

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    9h 42m
    €57–278

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain train Tgv
    4. Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbaobus bus
    13h 22m
    €153–418

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Bernbus bus FlixBus N872 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bern to Bilbaobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    19h 40m
    €80–134

  5. Drive 1,147.6 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Bilbaocar car 1,147.6 km
    11h 58m
    €199–287

  6. Fly from Basel

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    4h 45m
    €69–207

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train
    2. Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    8h 1m
    €113–311

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane FRA - BIO
    7h 33m
    €124–363

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    16h 29m
    €160–384

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain train Ic6 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Fribourg to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1156
    22h 28m
    €128–197

Basel to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration13h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Bilbao via Bern in around 19h 40m. Alternatively, easyJet and Vueling Airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a week.

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