There are 7 ways to get from La Rioja to Bilbao by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane IRJ - BIO
18h 16m€654–2,307Bus to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal La Rioja to Terminal Villa Carlos Pazbus
- Fly from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane COR - BIO
24h 36m€398–1,142Fly Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane IRJ - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
21h 27m€686–2,502Fly Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane IRJ - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 38m€915–3,423Fly Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane IRJ - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
21h 26m€1,614–6,019Fly Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane IRJ - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
24h 37m€1,013–3,921Bus to Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Terminal La Rioja to Terminal Villa Carlos Pazbus
- Fly from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane COR - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 24m€519–1,558
Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from La Rioja to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €390 - €1200 and takes 24h 36m.
The fastest way to get from La Rioja to Bilbao is to fly which takes 18h 16m and costs €650 - €2400.
The distance between La Rioja and Bilbao is 10393 km.
It takes approximately 18h 16m to get from La Rioja to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 4h ahead of La Rioja. It is currently 10:16 AM in La Rioja and 2:16 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1563+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between La Rioja, Argentina and Bilbao, Spain?
Aerolíneas Argentinas, Iberia, and Air France fly from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,600
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,400
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Santander Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €900–3,400
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Pamplona Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €1,600–6,000
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–3,900
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,500
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Santander Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €1,000–3,100
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Ezeiza, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–3,500
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Sao Paulo, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Sao Paulo, Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Bilbao Airport via Ezeiza, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,300
- Website
- aerolineas.com.ar
Flights from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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/
- Phone
- +54 11 4912 1694
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- generalurquiza.com.ar
Bus from Terminal La Rioja to Terminal Villa Carlos Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.generalurquiza.com.ar/home?lang=en_US
- Semibed
- €17–24
- Bed
- €20–28
- Phone
- 0810-222-5202
- consultas@gestionbus.com.ar
- Website
- nuevachevallier.com
Bus from Terminal La Rioja to Terminal Villa Carlos Paz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.nuevachevallier.com/home?lang=en_US
- Semi Bed
- €14–20
- Bed
- €17–24
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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