There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Slovakia by plane, bus, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV), or car train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BIO - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 57m€66–228Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane VIT - BTS
17h 53m€56–218Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Angouleme to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
24h 46m€250–519Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lyonbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bratislavabus FlixBus N882 / ...
32h 35m€98–186Drive 1,977.7 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Bratislavacar 1,977.7 km
20h 28m€307–443Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane SDR - BTS
10h 18m€67–188Train
- 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 Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
29h 15m€293–527Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava Central Bus Stationbus
35h 25m€95–140Train, bus
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1 / ...
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Wien Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Re
37h 18m€107–194Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislavacar
20h 16m€380–535
Bilbao to Slovakia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Slovakia is to bus and fly which costs €65 - €190 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Slovakia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 57m and costs €65 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Bratislava via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Zaragoza-Delicias, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Dijon Ville and Zuerich Hb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 15m.
The distance between Bilbao and Slovakia is 1672 km. The road distance is 1977.7 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Slovakia without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 46m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Bilbao to Slovakia, including transfers.
Bilbao to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Slovakia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Slovakia is to bus via Lyon which takes 32h 35m and costs €95 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €550 and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Bratislava via Lyon in around 32h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica via Zaragoza-Delicias, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Dijon Ville, and Zuerich Hb in around 29h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bratislava Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bratislava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Bratislava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Bratislava Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Bratislava Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Angouleme to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €150–200
- 1st Class
- €190–240
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–110
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €45–70
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Ljubljana to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Intercity 2nd Class Ticket
- €25–40
- Regional Train Ticket
- €34–39
- Intercity 1st Class Ticket
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- +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
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.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
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Padua Bus Station to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Bratislava Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Bilbao to Slovakia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Slovakia is 1978 km. It takes approximately 20h 28m to drive from Bilbao to Slovakia.
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