There are 11 ways to get from Birmingham to Basque Country by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
11h 17m€345–621Fly Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BHX - BIO
7h 43m€55–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
21h 30m€200–349Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
42h 21m€341–386Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Birmingham to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Portcarferry
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
17h 23m€203–483Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Birmingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
14h 26m€366–470Fly Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BHX - BIQ
7h 18m€135–331Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
7h 12m€86–281Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
7h 29m€98–351Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane STN - BIQ
7h 23m€108–469Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
7h 27m€83–270
Birmingham to Basque Country by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Birmingham to Basque Country is to fly which costs €55 - €240 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Birmingham to Basque Country is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct train from Birmingham to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Birmingham New Street and arriving at Amara-Donostia via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
The distance between Birmingham and Basque Country is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Birmingham to Basque Country, including transfers.
Birmingham to Basque Country train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Birmingham New Street station.
The best way to get from Birmingham to Basque Country is to train which takes 11h 17m and costs €340 - €650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €340 and takes 7h 18m.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Birmingham. It is currently 2:38 AM in Birmingham and 3:38 AM in Basque Country.
Birmingham to Basque Country train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
What companies run services between Birmingham, England and Basque Country, Spain?
You can take a train from Birmingham New Street to Amara-Donostia via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 11h 17m. Alternatively, Air France, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Brittany Ferries (Condor Ferries)
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