There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)SJO - BIO
14h 44m€302–1,204Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR)SJO - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
17h 6m€403–1,520Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)SJO - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
20h 21m€461–1,718Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)SJO - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
17h 55m€962–2,716Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)SJO - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
18h 9m€498–1,961Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)SJO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
18h 15m€359–999
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 - €1000 and takes 18h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao is to fly which takes 14h 44m and costs €300 - €1200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bilbao is 8562 km.
It takes approximately 14h 44m to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:12 PM in Costa Rica and 2:12 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1634+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Bilbao, Spain?
United Airlines, Air France, and six other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,900
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
- €470–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €850–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- 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
- €310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
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
- €310–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Miami, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €950–2,700
- 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
- €310–1,200
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
- €330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490–1,900
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
- €320–1,200
- 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
- €300–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
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
- €290–1,500
- 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
- €300–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Website
- iberojet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–700
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 51m
- 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
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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