There are 8 ways to get from Challans to Bilbao by bus, train, car, 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Challans to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to Bordeauxbus 761 / ...
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus
11h 11m€59–100Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare de Challans to Pem-Sncfbus
- Take the train from La Roche-sur-Yon to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Errekalde-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
12h 46m€91–198Drive 628.4 km
- Drive from Challans to Bilbaocar 628.4 km
6h 27m€100–144Train, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseautrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NTE - BIO
8h 4m€82–224Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Challans to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 13m€62–125Train, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseautrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane NTE - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 32m€133–314Train, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseautrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane NTE - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
11h 15m€117–258Train, fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Take the train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseautrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane NTE - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 49m€142–298
Challans to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Challans to Bilbao is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Challans to Bilbao is to drive which takes 6h 27m and costs €95 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Challans to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Challans and arriving at Bilbao via Nantes and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Challans and Bilbao is 702 km. The road distance is 628.4 km.
The best way to get from Challans to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 11h 11m and costs €55 - €100.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Challans to Bilbao, including transfers.
Challans to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Challans station.
Challans to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Nantes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Challans to Bilbao is 628 km. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from Challans to Bilbao.
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What companies run services between Challans, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Challans to Bilbao via Nantes and Bordeaux in around 11h 11m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
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 La Roche-sur-Yon to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseau
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseau
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseau
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Challans to Reze Pont Rousseau
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Errekalde-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Euskotren
Bus from Challans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- Aléop Lignes Express régionales
Bus from Challans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- Aléop Lignes Express régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 51 44 76 10
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Gare de Challans to Pem-Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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