There are 11 ways to get from Hanover to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), or car
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Fly Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAJ - BIO
6h 53m€89–210Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N1320
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1093 / ...
25h 21m€65–205Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
19h 31m€98–350Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
23h 10m€162–552Drive 1,660 km
- Drive from Hanover to Bilbaocar 1,660 km
15h 30m€262–378Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAM - BIO
7h 2m€94–297Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRE - BIO
8h 28m€104–317Fly Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane HAJ - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
9h 18m€183–453Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
7h 29m€128–363Train, bus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
24h 57m€95–290Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
29h 16m€140–218
Hanover to Bilbao by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €85 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Bilbao via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 10m.
The distance between Hanover and Bilbao is 1410 km. The road distance is 1660 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 19h 31m and costs €95 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Hanover to Bilbao, including transfers.
Hanover to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Bilbao is to fly which takes 6h 53m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €550 and takes 23h 10m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €210 and takes 25h 21m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bilbao-Abando via Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- 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
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- 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
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Hanover to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Bilbao is 1660 km. It takes approximately 15h 30m to drive from Hanover to Bilbao.
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