There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, car, or train (Renfe)
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 26m€77–197Fly 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
23h 22m€47–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
39h 16mBus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Bilbao Intermodalbus
47h 30m€160–208Drive 2,817.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bilbaocar 2,817.2 km
30h 21m€451–651Fly 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
10h 41m€97–359Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane OTP - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 53m€109–222Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BBU - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
15h 46m€87–126Fly Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane OTP - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 58m€122–301Train
- 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€462–797Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeauxbus 1922
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1721 / ...
2d 9h€247–405
Bucharest to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to fly and bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs €75 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Buchurest and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 30m.
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 2336 km. The road distance is 2817.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Bucharest to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bucharest to Bilbao bus services, operated by Omega Group, depart from Buchurest 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 26m and costs €75 - €200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €210 and takes 47h 30m, you could also train, which costs €460 - €800 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchurest to Bilbao Intermodal via Sibiu in around 47h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Krakow, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Budapest, Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–110
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Budapest, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Sebastián Airport via Vienna, Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €220–440
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
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
- €60–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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 St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
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
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €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
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- 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
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Bilbao bus services, operated by Omega Group, arrive at Sibiu station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:29 AM in Bucharest and 9:29 AM 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 2817 km. It takes approximately 30h 21m to drive from Bucharest to Bilbao.
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