There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Germany by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly to Frankfurt
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BIO - FRA
4h 52m€99–252Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin Alexanderplatzbus N1387
33h 25m€70–174Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
19h 19m€147–341Drive 1,941.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Berlincar 1,941.6 km
17h 53m€299–432Fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BIO - STR
4h 57m€79–273Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
4h 46m€70–224Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BIO - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain
5h 23m€77–237Bus, train
- 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 Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain 11 / ...
19h 39m€160–433Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Massy-Palaiseaubus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbftrain
27h 23m€97–356Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Berlincar
18h 57m€361–504
Bilbao to Germany by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Germany is to bus which costs €70 - €180 and takes 33h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Germany. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Berlin Alexanderplatz via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 25m.
The distance between Bilbao and Germany is 1178 km. The road distance is 1941.6 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Germany without a car is to train which takes 19h 19m and costs €140 - €350.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Bilbao to Germany, including transfers.
Bilbao to Germany bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Germany is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €95 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €350 and takes 19h 19m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €180 and takes 33h 25m.
Bilbao to Germany bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Germany is 1942 km. It takes approximately 17h 53m to drive from Bilbao to Germany.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Germany?
Lufthansa, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Frankfurt (FRA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Gare Montparnasse, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, and Berlin Hbf in around 19h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- 1st Class
- €95–160
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Massy-Palaiseau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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