There are 12 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)OTP - BIO
8h 46m€124–268Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BBU - BIO
8h 50m€62–254Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Aachen
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris NordTha
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to HendayeTgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
28h 44m€165–476Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-KeletiIr
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to MulhouseTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-AbandoAlv
2d€389–604Drive 2,815.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bilbao2,815.6 km
30h 3m€437–632Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)OTP - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
12h 11m€153–390Fly 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)BBU - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
21h 20m€71–316Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)OTP - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
10h 41m€180–525Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to BilbaoFlixBus N743
36h 31m€88–195Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to BrașovBucureşti Nord Gr.A - Braşov
- Take the bus from Braşov to Bilbao Intermodal
2d€71–189Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
2d 7h€131–201Drive, car train
- Drive from Bucharest to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Bilbao
31h 8m€520–732
Bucharest to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao is to bus via Brussels which costs €85 - €200 and takes 36h 31m.
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 31m.
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 2815.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 44m and costs €160 - €480.
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 €380 - €650 and takes 2 days 0h, you could also bus via Brussels, which costs €85 - €200 and takes 36h 31m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and three other airlines 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Bari, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Nice, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €40–95
- 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
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.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 Aachen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Schedules at
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €16–23
- 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 8:09 PM in Bucharest and 7:09 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 2816 km. It takes approximately 30h 3m to drive from Bucharest to Bilbao.
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