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 42m€223–755Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N1156
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
30h 26m€159–269Drive 1,913.2 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Viennacar 1,913.2 km
19h 39m€308–445Bus 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€74–320Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BIQ - VIE
9h 11m€90–425Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Zurich Bus Stationbus N1149
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 882 / ...
30h 55m€131–212Train, 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 bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Vienna Central Train Station S+U Waldmanngründebus
34h 35m€98–135
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 - €320 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 Intermodal and arriving at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 55m.
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 42m and costs €220 - €800.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Bilbao to Vienna, including transfers.
Bilbao to Vienna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao Intermodal 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, which costs €130 - €220 and takes 30h 55m.
Bilbao to Vienna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus 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 Intermodal to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) via Zurich Bus Station in around 30h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Vienna International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Vienna International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- 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
- €24–45
- 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
- €130–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–120
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- 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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to San Sebastián / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- 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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