There are 11 ways to get from Bilbao to Bucharest by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV), car, 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.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BIO - OTP
7h 51m$162–333Fly Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane BIO - BBU
8h 22m$55–236Bus, train via Aachen
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
29h 12m$203–510Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Baden-Badentrain Tgv
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
47h 3m$552–975Drive 2,819 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Bucharestcar 2,819 km
30h 20m$515–744Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane VIT - OTP
11h 31m$136–368Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SDR - OTP
7h 1m$183–377Bus via Ghent
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoortbus 280 / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Bucharest Oborbus
37h 7m$73–127Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Braşovbus
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharesttrain Braşov - Bucureşti Nord Gr.A
2d 1h$86–217Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militaribus 1922
2d 9h$133–255Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bucharestcar
31h 37m$617–871
Bilbao to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Bucharest is to bus via Ghent which costs $70 - $130 and takes 37h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Bucharest is to bus and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $180 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Bucharest Obor via Lille and Ghent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Zaragoza-Delicias, Avignon Tgv, Baden-Baden, München Hbf and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 3m.
The distance between Bilbao and Bucharest is 2348 km. The road distance is 2819 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Bucharest without a car is to bus and train via Aachen which takes 29h 12m and costs $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Bilbao to Bucharest, including transfers.
Bilbao to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Bucharest train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Bucharest is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $160 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,000 and takes 47h 3m, you could also bus via Ghent, which costs $70 - $130 and takes 37h 7m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Bucharest, Romania?
Lufthansa, Lufthansa City, and seven other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Bucuresti Nord via Zaragoza-Delicias, Avignon Tgv, Baden-Baden, München Hbf, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 47h 3m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $140–190
- 1st Class
- $190–240
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–14
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Braşov
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bordeaux station.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Bilbao. It is currently 12:54 AM in Bilbao and 1:54 AM in Bucharest.
Bilbao to Bucharest train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Bucharest is 2819 km. It takes approximately 30h 20m to drive from Bilbao to Bucharest.
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