There are 11 ways to get from Germany to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, or car 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 from Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
4h 54m€76–240Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
5h 1m€75–229Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 13m€399–768Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Parisbus N100
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
27h 59m€133–254Drive 1,940.5 km
- Drive from Berlin to Bilbaocar 1,940.5 km
17h 50m€304–439Fly from Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
4h 55m€95–258Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
5h 20m€91–257Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
6h 30m€95–282Train, bus via Dortmund
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
31h 20m€200–424Bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1387
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 45m€136–306Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Bilbaocar
19h€360–518
Germany to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Bilbao is to fly which costs €75 - €240 and takes 4h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Germany to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Berlin Südkreuz train station and Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 59m.
The distance between Germany and Bilbao is 1140 km. The road distance is 1940.5 km.
The best way to get from Germany to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 13m and costs €390 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Germany to Bilbao, including transfers.
Germany to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Südkreuz train station.
The best way to get from Germany to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 54m and costs €75 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 27h 59m.
Germany to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Yes, the driving distance between Germany to Bilbao is 1941 km. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from Germany to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Vueling Airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr. to Bilbao Intermodal via Berlin Südkreuz train station and Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station in around 27h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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