There are 12 ways to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BIO - EDI
5h 19m£77–162Fly Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane BIO - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
11h 58m£50–275Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostiabus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
18h 54m£203–712Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Busbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
23h 45m£143–553Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Edinburghcar
29h 18m£189–790Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane SDR - EDI
5h 54m£85–203Fly Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BIO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 57m£89–237Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BIQ - EDI
7h 14m£81–245Fly Bilbao Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BIO - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 17m£67–216Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Calaisbus 700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
28h 15m£74–206Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Take the train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
33h 3m£144–1,216Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bilbao to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
19h 53m
Bilbao to Edinburgh by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £75 - £170 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs £75 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
The distance between Bilbao and Edinburgh is 895 miles.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 18h 54m and costs £200 - £750.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Bilbao to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs £75 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £210 and takes 28h 15m.
Bilbao to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 11:03 AM in Bilbao and 10:03 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Vueling Airlines, Aer Lingus, and British Airways fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 28h 15m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Brussels, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–320
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £65–85
- Car
- £200–290
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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