There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, train (Renfe), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane OTP - BIO
8h 46m€129–268Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BBU - BIO
8h 50m€52–234Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
29h 23m€225–395Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
2d€369–604Drive 2,814.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bilbaocar 2,814.9 km
30h 20m€439–634Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane OTP - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
12h 11m€133–390Fly Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane OTP - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 2m€203–392Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus FlixBus N743
36h 27m€55–165Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain Bucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d€71–189Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 7h€131–201Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Bilbaocar
31h 22m€521–743
Bucharest to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to bus via Brussels which costs €55 - €170 and takes 36h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €120 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Obor and arriving at Bilbao via Brussel Stadion and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Budapest-Keleti, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Bucharest and Bilbao is 2345 km. The road distance is 2814.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 23m and costs €220 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Bucharest to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bucharest to Bilbao bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Bilbao train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs €120 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €650 and takes 2 days 0h, you could also bus via Brussels, which costs €55 - €170 and takes 36h 27m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa City and Lufthansa fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Bilbao-Abando via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 2d.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
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 Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–140
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- 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 Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €64–69
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- 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 San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Braşov to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Bilbao bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:50 PM in Bucharest and 2:50 PM in Bilbao.
Bucharest to Bilbao train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Bilbao is 2815 km. It takes approximately 30h 20m to drive from Bucharest to Bilbao.
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