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 Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)DUB - EAS
11h 1m€127–264Bus, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)DUB - BIQ
9h 24m€66–273Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bilboa to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Drive from Bilbao to Irun
30h 19m€83–609Bus, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DUB - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
10h 37m€96–244Bus, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)DUB - BOD
- Take the train from Facture Biganos to Hendaye
12h 14m€126–293Bus, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)DUB - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
13h 43m€120–342Bus, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
12h 41m€103–265Train, ferry
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin HeustonRe
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayeTgv
31h 47m€212–372Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to 3Arena736
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Rennes to Hendaye
38h 4m
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 €65 - €280 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bilboa to Irun is to bus and fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €65 - €280.
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 47m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Bilboa to Irun, including transfers.
Irun is 1h ahead of Bilboa. It is currently 12:22 AM in Bilboa and 1:22 AM in Irun.
There are 2208+ 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 750 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 19m.
- 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
- €140–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
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 Facture Biganos to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €38
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- 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
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- 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
- Website
- Cap Cotentin
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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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