There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to French Riviera by bus, train (TGV), car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bilbao to Avignonbus FlixBus N1156
- Take the bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Fréjus - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 41m€75–132Bus via Saint-Jean-de-Luz
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maximebus
19h 28m€57–90Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1 / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
17h 47m€89–346Drive 925.2 km
- Drive from Bilbao to French Rivieracar 925.2 km
8h 59m€143–206Fly Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BIO - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
10h 56m€60–197Fly Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BIO - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael Valescuretrain
10h 24m€88–240Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BIQ - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
8h 41m€85–354Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BIQ - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael Valescuretrain
9h 14m€108–357
Bilbao to French Riviera by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to French Riviera is to bus via Saint-Jean-de-Luz which costs €55 - €90 and takes 19h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to French Riviera is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs €85 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop, Fréjus Gare Routière and Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 41m.
The distance between Bilbao and French Riviera is 1018 km. The road distance is 925.2 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to French Riviera without a car is to bus which takes 15h 41m and costs €75 - €140.
It takes approximately 15h 41m to get from Bilbao to French Riviera, including transfers.
Bilbao to French Riviera bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to French Riviera is to bus which takes 15h 41m and costs €75 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €350 and takes 17h 47m.
Bilbao to French Riviera bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Avignon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to French Riviera is 925 km. It takes approximately 8h 59m to drive from Bilbao to French Riviera.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and French Riviera, France?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Les Heures Claires via Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop, Fréjus Gare Routière, and Gare Routiere in around 15h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Les Heures Claires via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Toulouse Matabiau, Marseille St Charles, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routiere in around 17h 47m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,400
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–240
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Avignon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Avignon - Le Pontet - Le Lac Stop to Fréjus - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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