There are 9 ways to get from Bilboa to Irun by bus, plane, car, car ferry, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to San Sebastián Airport
best- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane DUB - EAS
9h 29m€109–359Bus, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUB - BIQ
9h 6m€79–291Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilboa to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Iruncar
30h 26m€82–608Bus, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
10h 16m€90–206Bus, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
11h 46m€106–301Bus, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Irunbus
12h 4m€92–279Bus, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane DUB - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
13h 14m€127–377Train, ferry
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
31h 31m€268–661Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to 3Arenabus 736
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Hendayebus
37h 34m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilboa to Irun is to bus and fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bilboa to Irun is to bus and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs €75 - €300.
The distance between Bilboa and Irun is 1284 km.
The best way to get from Bilboa to Irun without a car is to train and ferry which takes 31h 31m and costs €260 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Bilboa to Irun, including transfers.
Irun is 1h ahead of Bilboa. It is currently 4:45 AM in Bilboa and 5:45 AM in Irun.
There are 2239+ hotels available in Irun.
What companies run services between Bilboa, Ireland and Irun, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Bilboa to Irun. However, you can take the line 487 bus to Carlow Fairgreen, walk to Carlow Bus Station, take the bus to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, then fly to San Sebastián Airport (EAS). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Bilboa to Irun via Rosslare Harbour and Bilbao in around 30h 26m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Carlow Bus Station to 3Arena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Aeropuerto Santander-S.Ballest to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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