There are 14 ways to get from Bilbao to Nottingham by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BIO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottinghamtrain
7h 37m£95–214Fly Bilbao Airport to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BIO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottinghamtrain
7h 6m£73–167Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottinghamtrain
16h 51m£307–502Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottinghamtrain
20h 42m£248–403Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Santandercar
- Take the carferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Nottinghamcar
25h 40m£164–710Fly Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottinghamtrain
7h 29m£106–236Fly Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BIO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottinghamtrain
7h 27m£114–308Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SDR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottinghamtrain
7h 54m£126–255Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SDR - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottinghamtrain
6h 58m£100–325Bus to Santander Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane SDR - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Nottinghamtrain
8h 51m£121–313Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BIQ - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Nottinghamtrain
10h 11m£109–329Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Broad Marsh Bus Stationbus
22h 24m£162–325Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santanderbus
- Take the ferry from Santander to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Nottinghamtrain
39h 59m£285–499Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bilbao to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Nottinghamcar
15h 42m£316–410
Bilbao to Nottingham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Nottingham is to fly and train which costs £70 - £170 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Nottingham is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs £100 - £330.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Nottingham. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Nottingham via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 51m.
The distance between Bilbao and Nottingham is 801 miles.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nottingham without a car is to train which takes 16h 51m and costs £300 - £500.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Bilbao to Nottingham, including transfers.
Bilbao to Nottingham train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
Nottingham is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 6:49 PM in Bilbao and 5:49 PM in Nottingham.
Bilbao to Nottingham train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
There are 1761+ hotels available in Nottingham.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Nottingham, England?
You can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Nottingham via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 16h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–160
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Santander Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £15–65
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Ely to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- Euskotren
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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham New Street to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £33
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- £33
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- £33
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- £33
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de autobuses de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
Ferry from Santander to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–330
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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