There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SJO - BIO
14h 22m€282–1,104Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SJO - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 58m€373–1,320Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SJO - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h€462–1,618Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane SJO - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 49m€862–2,516Fly to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane SJO - RJL
- Take the bus from Logroño Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
23h 5m€811–2,318Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
18h 21m€354–934
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao is to fly and train which costs €350 - €950 and takes 18h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao is to fly which takes 14h 22m and costs €280 - €1100.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bilbao is 8563 km.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:01 PM in Costa Rica and 9:01 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bilbao, Spain?
Iberia, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- 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 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
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
Bus from Logroño Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
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