There are 9 ways to get from Chartres to Bilbao by train, bus, 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.
Train, bus via Irun
best- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain Ter
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 39m€158–321Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCFbus 1 bis
- Take the bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 32m€55–152Drive 799.1 km
- Drive from Chartres to Bilbaocar 799.1 km
8h 30m€126–181Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORY - BIO
6h 20m€62–214Train, bus
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N703 / ...
15h 33m€78–143Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CDG - BIO
6h 29m€111–308Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CDG - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 53m€141–416Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORY - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 49m€137–402Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnassetrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORY - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 33m€89–318
Chartres to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chartres to Bilbao is to bus which costs €55 - €160 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Chartres to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Chartres to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Pôle d'échanges and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Gare d'Orléans - Quai L and Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.
The distance between Chartres and Bilbao is 979 km. The road distance is 799.1 km.
The best way to get from Chartres to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Irun which takes 9h 39m and costs €150 - €330.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Chartres to Bilbao, including transfers.
Chartres to Bilbao bus services, operated by Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi), depart from Pôle d'échanges station.
Chartres to Bilbao bus services, operated by Réseau de Mobilité Interurbaine (Rémi), arrive at Gare SNCF station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chartres to Bilbao is 799 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Chartres to Bilbao.
There are 1773+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Pôle d'échanges to Bilbao Intermodal via Gare SNCF, Gare d'Orléans - Quai L, and Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop in around 14h 32m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–410
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 Chartres to Paris Gare Montparnasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- 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 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
- +33 806 70 33 33
- Website
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
Bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- remi-centrevaldeloire.fr
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Bus from Pôle d'échanges to Gare SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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