There are 12 ways to get from Germany to Basque Country by plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
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Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)FRA - BIO
5h 8m€103–253Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N1387
- Take the bus from Paris to San Sebastian / DonostiaFlixBus N1183 / ...
29h 38m€54–229Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy TgvTgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to HendayeTgv
17h 32m€225–601Night train, train
- Take the night train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Paris EstNj
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to HendayeTgv
23h 28m€139–455Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)DUS - BIO
5h 14m€79–225Fly Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MUC - BIO
5h 33m€81–216Fly Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)FRA - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
6h€152–344Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BRU - BIO
6h 32m€91–285Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)AMS - BIO
7h 9m€113–359Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to Antwerp
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Bruxelles-MidiIc / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
29h 50m€85–260Drive 1,845.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Donostia / San Sebastián1,845.2 km
16h 43m€286–413Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Drive from Fulda to Donostia / San Sebastián
17h 55m€350–487
Germany to Basque Country by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Basque Country is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €100 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Germany to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 32m.
The distance between Germany and Basque Country is 1177 km. The road distance is 1845.2 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 17h 32m and costs €220 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Germany to Basque Country, including transfers.
Germany to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Germany to Basque Country train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Germany to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €100 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €220 - €600 and takes 17h 32m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €230 and takes 29h 38m.
What companies run services between Germany and Basque Country, Spain?
Lufthansa and Air France fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Amara-Donostia via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 17h 32m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–180
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €85–110
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–23
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €14–24
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–14
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin central bus station to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–88
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €7–40
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More Questions & Answers
Germany to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Germany to Basque Country train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Basque Country is 1845 km. It takes approximately 16h 43m to drive from Germany to Basque Country.
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