There are 10 ways to get from Basingstoke to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LHR - BIO
6h 6m€68–238Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals035
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbao
23h 37m€48–239Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Bilbao
24h 23m€137–790Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbao
13h 55mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LGW - BIO
6h 4m€68–226Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)SOU - BIO
7h 19m€127–258Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BRS - BIO
6h 40m€102–317Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LTN - BIO
6h 41m€125–284Train, car ferry, bus via Plymouth
- Take the train from Reading to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
27h 37m€135–878Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
37h 36m€105–652
Basingstoke to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Bilbao is to bus which costs €45 - €240 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 4m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at Bilbao via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 37m.
The distance between Basingstoke and Bilbao is 1005 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 23h 37m and costs €45 - €240.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Basingstoke to Bilbao, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Basingstoke. It is currently 8:11 PM in Basingstoke and 9:11 PM in Bilbao.
Book your Basingstoke to Bilbao bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from The Malls to Bilbao via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris in around 23h 37m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–650
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Southampton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Basingstoke to Woking
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Basingstoke to Portsmouth Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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