There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Lecce by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BIO - BDS
7h 39m€62–282Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
25h 32m€420–686Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Leccetrain Fr
33h 35m€238–362Drive 2,227.2 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Leccecar 2,227.2 km
21h 52m€363–523Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane SDR - BDS
10h 57m€108–378Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane VIT - BDS
9h€104–375Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Leccetrain Fr
28h 53m€358–631Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Grenoblebus FlixBus N716 / ...
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Leccebus N425
35h 45m€207–318Bus via Naples
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Naples - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lecce Central Bus Stationbus
37h 55m€169–291
Bilbao to Lecce by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Lecce is to fly which costs €60 - €290 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Lecce is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €60 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Lecce via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Lecce. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Lecce via Zaragoza-Delicias, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 53m.
The distance between Bilbao and Lecce is 1791 km. The road distance is 2227.2 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Lecce without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 25h 32m and costs €420 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Bilbao to Lecce, including transfers.
Bilbao to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Lecce train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Lecce is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €60 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €650 and takes 28h 53m, you could also bus, which costs €200 - €320 and takes 35h 45m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Lecce, Italy?
easyJet, Volotea, and six other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Lecce via Zaragoza-Delicias, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Torino Porta Susa in around 28h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Brindisi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Santander Airport to Brindisi Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Brindisi Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Brindisi Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Naples - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Naples Metropark Central Parking to Lecce Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Lecce bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Bilbao to Lecce train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Lecce is 2227 km. It takes approximately 21h 52m to drive from Bilbao to Lecce.
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