There are 12 ways to get from Italy to Basque Country by plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), train, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport
best- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane FLR - EAS
4h 18m€102–272Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
5h 11m€30–148Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
17h 53m€352–639Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to San Sebastiánbus
26h 8m€161–278Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the carferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostiatrain Alv
30h 58m€195–320Fly Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
4h 58m€58–237Fly Naples Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NAP - BIO
5h 23m€47–165Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FCO - BIO
5h 35m€45–159Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
7h 47m€124–366Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BGY - VIT
6h 41m€78–359Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus 510 / ...
- Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
26h 39m€138–258Drive 1,578.2 km
- Drive from Rome to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 1,578.2 km
15h 10m€248–358
Italy to Basque Country by train, bus, foot, car ferry, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Basque Country is to train and fly which costs €30 - €150 and takes 5h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Basque Country is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Termini and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station and Bordeaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Italy to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 53m.
The distance between Italy and Basque Country is 1051 km. The road distance is 1578.2 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 17h 53m and costs €350 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Italy to Basque Country, including transfers.
Italy to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Italy to Basque Country train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Italy to Basque Country is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs €100 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €650 and takes 17h 53m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 26h 39m.
What companies run services between Italy and Basque Country, Spain?
Volotea and Vueling Airlines fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Roma Termini to Amara-Donostia via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 17h 53m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Naples Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Naples Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Naples Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Naples Airport to Bilbao Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €18–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–85
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to San Sebastian/Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Cadorna to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0972 24590
- booking@autolineemoretti.it
- Website
- autolineemoretti.it
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Schedules at
- autolineemoretti.it
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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More Questions & Answers
Italy to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station.
Italy to Basque Country train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Basque Country is 1578 km. It takes approximately 15h 10m to drive from Italy to Basque Country.
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