There are 7 ways to get from Belfast to Bilbao by plane, car, car ferry, busferry, bus, or train
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BHD - BIO
7h 7m€104–206Fly Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BFS - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 39m€72–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
31h 16m€98–265Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bilbaobus
39h 24mBus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
6h 27m€73–186Fly Belfast International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BFS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
11h 25m€82–283Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
35h 25m€85–241
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €70 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bilbao via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 24m.
The distance between Belfast and Bilbao is 1294 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Bilbao without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 39h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Belfast to Bilbao, including transfers.
Belfast to Bilbao bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Bilbao bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 10:58 AM in Belfast and 11:58 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1681+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
British Airways, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- 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
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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