There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Merano by plane, shuttle, bus, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take a shuttle bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Merano
9h 6m€88–247Bus, train via Donostia / San Sebastián
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Verona Viale Girolamo Cardinalebus
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozentrain Fr
24h 19m€78–132Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Baden-Badentrain Tgv
- Take the train from Baden-Baden to München Hbftrain 60
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
28h 57m€302–538Drive 1,529.4 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Meranocar 1,529.4 km
16h 10m€238–343Fly Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane BIO - INN
- Take the train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Merantrain
11h 41m€187–377Fly Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BIO - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain
10h 45m€171–425Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VIT - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
8h 44m€115–315Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova Autostazione to Bassano Del Grappa Stationbus
- Take the train from Bassano Del Grappa to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
30h 31m€87–102
Bilbao to Merano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Merano is to bus and train which costs €85 - €110 and takes 30h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Merano is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 44m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Merano. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Merano Meran via Zaragoza-Delicias, Avignon Tgv, Baden-Baden, München Hbf and Bolzano Bozen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 57m.
The distance between Bilbao and Merano is 1338 km. The road distance is 1529.4 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Merano without a car is to bus and train via Donostia / San Sebastián which takes 24h 19m and costs €75 - €140.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Bilbao to Merano, including transfers.
Bilbao to Merano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
Bilbao to Merano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Merano is 1529 km. It takes approximately 16h 10m to drive from Bilbao to Merano.
Book your Bilbao to Merano train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Merano Meran via Zaragoza-Delicias, Avignon Tgv, Baden-Baden, München Hbf, and Bolzano Bozen in around 28h 57m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bassano Del Grappa to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €160–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Baden-Baden to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Verona Viale Girolamo Cardinale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- 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
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +39 049 8206811
- servizioclienti@fsbusitalia.it
- Website
- fsbusitalia.it
Bus from Padova Autostazione to Bassano Del Grappa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- fsbusitalia.it
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