There are 5 ways to get from Bilbao to Praia by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane BIO - RAI
9h 30m$203–917Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane SDR - RAI
20h 32m$310–1,131Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane EAS - RAI
14h 47m$325–1,433Bus to Pamplona Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruñabus
- Fly from Pamplona Airport (PNA) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane PNA - RAI
17h 26m$523–2,130Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MAD - RAI
13h 52m$220–679
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Praia is to train and fly which costs $220 - $700 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Praia is to fly which takes 9h 30m and costs $200 - $950.
The distance between Bilbao and Praia is 3731 km.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Bilbao to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 2h behind Bilbao. It is currently 6:02 PM in Bilbao and 4:02 PM in Praia.
There are 424+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Praia, Cabo Verde?
TAP Portugal, Vueling Airlines, and Cabo Verde Airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Malaga, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Pamplona Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- 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
- +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
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Pamplona / Iruña
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
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