There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Bilbao by plane, car, car ferry, 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 Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
4h 43m€70–169Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
30h 12m€115–191Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SNN - BIO
9h 52m€100–208Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
7h 55m€92–204Fly Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ORK - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
10h 50m€71–315Fly Cork Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORK - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 54m€71–255
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bilbao is to fly which costs €70 - €170 and takes 4h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 43m and costs €70 - €170.
The distance between Cork and Bilbao is 1059 km.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from Cork to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:56 PM in Cork and 10:56 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
Aer Lingus flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Cork Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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