There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
4h 34m€69–259Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 9mBus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Genevabus FlixBus N839
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
21h 27mDrive 1,147.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Bilbaocar 1,147.6 km
11h 58m€198–285Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
5h 48mTrain, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
7h 32mTrain, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
7h 44mTrain to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
7h 20mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
21h 54m
Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bilbao is to fly which costs €65 - €260 and takes 4h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €65 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Basel, Brausebad and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Basel Euroairport FR and Geneva - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 27m.
The distance between Basel and Bilbao is 963 km. The road distance is 1147.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 13h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Basel to Bilbao, including transfers.
Basel to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Basel Euroairport FR station.
The best way to get from Basel to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs €65 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 27m.
Basel to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Geneva station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Bilbao is 1148 km. It takes approximately 11h 58m to drive from Basel to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?
easyJet, Vueling Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Bilbao Intermodal via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, and Geneva - Bus Station in around 21h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Dijon Ville to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
Train from Renens VD to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sbb.ch
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
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