There are 8 ways to get from Granada to Bilbao by plane, train (Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GRX - BIO
4h 52m€57–185Train to Málaga Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AGP - BIO
4h 44m€43–165Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
9h 36m€88–128Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Vitoria-Gasteizbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus A/3714 / ...
11h 50m€67–135Drive 807.3 km
- Drive from Granada to Bilbaocar 807.3 km
7h 58m€125–181Fly Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane GRX - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
5h 44m€70–259Train to Seville Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Fly from Seville Airport (SVQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SVQ - BIO
6h 9m€61–196Bus via Andújar
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Jaenbus
- Take the bus from Jaén to Andújarbus
- Take the bus from Andújar to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 22m€47–89
Granada to Bilbao by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Granada to Bilbao is to bus via Andújar which costs €45 - €90 and takes 13h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Granada to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €40 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Granada to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Granada and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Vitoria-Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Granada to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Granada and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Granada and Bilbao is 713 km. The road distance is 807.3 km.
The best way to get from Granada to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs €85 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Granada to Bilbao, including transfers.
Granada to Bilbao bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Granada station.
Granada to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Granada station.
The best way to get from Granada to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €55 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €130 and takes 9h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €140 and takes 11h 50m.
What companies run services between Granada, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
Iberia and Vueling Airlines fly from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Granada to Bilbao-Abando via Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, and Madrid Chamartín in around 9h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–100
Flights from Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Seville Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Básico
- €50–70
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Granada to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Granada to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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 Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Jaen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 (0) 953 256 525
- Website
- autobusesjaen.com
Bus from Jaén to Andújar
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- autobusesjaen.com
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- socibus@socibus.es
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Andújar to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Granada to Bilbao bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Granada to Bilbao train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Granada to Bilbao is 807 km. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from Granada to Bilbao.
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