There are 8 ways to get from Kirkwall to Bilbao by ferry, train, bus, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, train, bus
best- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
35h 39m€213–547Fly Kirkwall to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KOI - BIO
9h 58m€112–414Ferry, train, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
44h 30m€281–952Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bilbaobus
46h 34m€119–252Fly Kirkwall to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane KOI - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
26h 35m€225–1,015Fly Kirkwall to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane KOI - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 24m€144–495Ferry, bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane INV - BIO
15h 14m€116–268Fly Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane KOI - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
11h 30m€174–676
Kirkwall (KOI) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Bilbao is to ferry and bus which costs €110 - €260 and takes 46h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 58m and costs €110 - €420.
The distance between Kirkwall and Bilbao is 2507 km.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Bilbao without a car is to ferry and train and bus which takes 35h 39m and costs €210 - €550.
It takes approximately 35h 39m to get from Kirkwall to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Kirkwall. It is currently 3:57 PM in Kirkwall and 4:57 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Bilbao, Spain?
Loganair, easyJet, and Wizz Air UK fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Kirkwall to San Sebastián Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Kirkwall to San Sebastián Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,100
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–480
Flights from Kirkwall to Santander Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Aberdeen, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Glasgow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Kirkwall to Bilbao Airport via Glasgow, London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Santander Airport via Glasgow, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Aberdeen, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Glasgow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Inverness Dalcross Airport, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Aberdeen to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Scrabster Ferry Terminal to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–45
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €23–29
- Peak
- €35–45
Ferry from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal to Scrabster Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- €15–19
- Peak
- €19–22
- 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
- €130–480
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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