There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Leon by plane, shuttle, bus, car, or train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Des Moines (DSM)plane BIO - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
23h 34m$402–1,438Fly Bilbao Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)plane BIO - IRK
- Drive from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) to Leoncar
21h 27m$301–1,132Fly Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane BIO - MSP
- Take the bus from MSP Airport to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
23h 41m$712–1,713Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane EAS - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
24h 43m$614–2,154Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MAD - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
24h 45m$407–1,349Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Des Moines (DSM)plane VIT - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
26h 10m$456–1,652Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Des Moines (DSM)plane SDR - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Lamonibus
24h 11m$519–1,852Fly Bilbao Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BIO - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Lamonibus
22h 41m$452–1,713
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Leon is to fly and drive which costs $300 - $1,200 and takes 21h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Leon is to fly and drive which takes 21h 27m and costs $300 - $1,200.
The distance between Bilbao and Leon is 4584 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 34m to get from Bilbao to Leon, including transfers.
Leon is 6h behind Bilbao. It is currently 5:17 AM in Bilbao and 11:17 PM in Leon.
There are three+ hotels available in Leon.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Leon, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bilbao to Leon. However, you can take the bus to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, walk to Bilbao Airport (BIO) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), walk to Des Moines International Airport, IA, take the shuttle to Ames, IA - Iowa State University, walk to Ames, take the bus to Des Moines, take the bus to Lamoni, then take the taxi to Leon. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, walk to Bilbao Airport (BIO) airport, fly to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), then drive to Leon.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Des Moines via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Des Moines via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Des Moines via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Barcelona, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Barcelona, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Edinburgh, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kansas City via Santiago de Compostela, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Des Moines via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Des Moines via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Kansas City via London Heathrow, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Lamoni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from MSP Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Lamoni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- 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
- $8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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