There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao by plane or bus
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)plane SJO - BIO
15h 21m€554–1,810Fly to Santander Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane SJO - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 50m€494–1,684Fly 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
18h 36m€871–2,983Fly 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
17h 38m€623–2,091Fly 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 10m€755–2,558
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao is to fly which costs €550 - €1900 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao is to fly which takes 15h 21m and costs €550 - €1900.
The distance between Costa Rica and Bilbao is 8563 km.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Costa Rica to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 12:45 AM in Costa Rica and 7:45 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1671+ 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 Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Panama City, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Miami, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Panama City, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €950–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Panama City, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Miami, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid, Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Logroño Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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