There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Vienna by plane, bus, train, 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 from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BIO - VIE
5h 16m€60–217Bus, train via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostiabus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
22h 52m€305–745Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
28h 41m€157–269Drive 1,913.2 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Viennacar 1,913.2 km
19h 39m€300–433Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballestbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane SDR - VIE
7h 46m€74–310Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BIQ - VIE
9h 16m€85–414Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lyonbus FlixBus N1149 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N882 / ...
31h 20m€85–144Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian Central Bus Station to Ljubljana Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründebus
33h 5m€105–145
Bilbao to Vienna by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Vienna is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €310 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Vienna is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Vienna. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 20m.
The distance between Bilbao and Vienna is 1632 km. The road distance is 1913.2 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Vienna without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 22h 52m and costs €300 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bilbao to Vienna, including transfers.
Bilbao to Vienna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Vienna is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Lyon, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 31h 20m.
Bilbao to Vienna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Vienna is 1913 km. It takes approximately 19h 39m to drive from Bilbao to Vienna.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Vienna, Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and Lufthansa fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Lyon in around 31h 20m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €60–80
- 1st Class
- €85–110
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–80
- 1st Class
- €110–180
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- Phone
- +38670511611
- info@tripstair.com
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
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