There are 11 ways to get from Calais to Basque Country by train (TGV), bus, 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 Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
10h 24m€102–398Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Calais to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N703 / ...
15h 39m€31–123Drive 1,047 km
- Drive from Calais to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 1,047 km
10h 43m€162–234Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
7h 47m€92–280Train via Amiens
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Amienstrain Ter
- Take the train from Amiens to Paris Nordtrain Ter
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
11h 32m€141–400Train, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
17h 46m€46–137Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CDG - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 4m€157–471Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CDG - BIO
7h 20m€108–345Train to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane LIL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
9h 24m€85–282Train, train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORY - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 57m€166–498Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Calais Ville to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
9h 45m€136–375
Calais to Basque Country by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calais to Basque Country is to bus which costs €30 - €130 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Calais to Basque Country is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 4m and costs €150 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Calais to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Calais and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Calais to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Calais Ville and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Lille Flandres, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Calais and Basque Country is 1124 km. The road distance is 1047 km.
The best way to get from Calais to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 10h 24m and costs €100 - €400.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Calais to Basque Country, including transfers.
Calais to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Calais station.
Calais to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Calais Ville station.
The best way to get from Calais to Basque Country is to train which takes 10h 24m and costs €100 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €130 and takes 15h 39m.
What companies run services between Calais, France and Basque Country, Spain?
You can take a train from Calais Ville to Amara-Donostia via Lille Flandres, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 10h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Calais to San Sebastian / Donostia via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 15h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–440
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–440
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
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 Calais Ville to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €43–45
- 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 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
Train from Calais Ville to Amiens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €36–39
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Amiens to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- 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 Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Calais to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–89
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €7–40
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2–16
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €2–16
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Calais to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Calais to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Flandres station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calais to Basque Country is 1047 km. It takes approximately 10h 43m to drive from Calais to Basque Country.
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