There are 5 ways to get from Colombo to Bilbao by plane, bus, or 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 to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)CMB - BIO
16h 41m€356–632Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)CMB - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
20h 23m€343–727Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Santander Airport (SDR)CMB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
20h 14m€537–1,848Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)CMB - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
23h 10m€465–1,346Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)CMB - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
18h 56m€410–1,244
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Bilbao is to fly which costs €350 - €650 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Bilbao is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs €350 - €650.
The distance between Colombo and Bilbao is 8924 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Colombo to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 9:46 AM in Colombo and 5:16 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1648+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Bilbao, Spain?
SriLankan Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–360
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–360
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Abu Dhabi, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Doha, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Dubai, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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
- 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
- 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
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