There are 11 ways to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, train (Eurostar, TGV), ferry, or car train
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Train to Newcastle, fly
best- Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NCL - BIO
8h 53m€88–221Train, bus
- Take the train from Hartlepool to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
15h 26m€332–621Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hartlepool to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
27h 52m€222–877Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
28h 56m€133–234Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MME - BIO
8h 58m€124–427Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
9h 25m€119–267Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hartlepool to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LBA - BIO
10h€100–216Train
- Take the train from Hartlepool to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
17h 6m€359–608Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
47h 4m€401–683Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 426
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
47h 28m€282–568Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hartlepool to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
17h 27m€395–525
Hartlepool to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €95 - €220 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Hartlepool to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from York Road - Central Library and arriving at Bilbao via Bus Station Stand 11, London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Hartlepool to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Hartlepool and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Massy Tgv, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 6m.
The distance between Hartlepool and Bilbao is 1380 km.
The best way to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 26m and costs €330 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao, including transfers.
Hartlepool to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Hartlepool to Bilbao train services, operated by Grand Central Trains, depart from Hartlepool station.
The best way to get from Hartlepool to Bilbao is to bus which takes 28h 56m and costs €130 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €120 - €430 and takes 8h 58m, you could also train, which costs €350 - €650 and takes 17h 6m.
What companies run services between Hartlepool, England and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from York Road - Central Library to Bilbao via Bus Station Stand 11, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 28h 56m. Alternatively, KLM, Ryanair, and Vueling Airlines fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bilbao Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Train from Hartlepool to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Hartlepool to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from Hartlepool to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from Hartlepool to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station Express Lounge to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–370
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–370
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hartlepool to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Hartlepool. It is currently 12:22 PM in Hartlepool and 1:22 PM in Bilbao.
Hartlepool to Bilbao train services, operated by Grand Central Trains, arrive at King's Cross station.
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