There are 9 ways to get from Lecce to Bilbao by plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, car, train, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BDS - BIO
9h 28m€101–215Train, bus to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lecce to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Altamuratrain
- Take the bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airportbus
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRI - BIO
12h€83–247Train via Turin
- Take the train from Lecce to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
28h 28m€357–650Bus
- Take the bus from Lecce to Grenoblebus N425
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Bilbaobus FlixBus N716 / ...
35h 20m€171–287Drive 2,225.6 km
- Drive from Lecce to Bilbaocar 2,225.6 km
21h 53m€349–504Fly Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BDS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 13m€96–473Fly Brindisi Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BDS - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
11h 33m€86–307Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Lecce - Palazzetto Dello Sport to Taranto - Ciminobus 350
- Take the bus from Taranto Via per San Giorgio to Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpibus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
41h€173–272Train
- Take the train from Lecce to Casertatrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Caserta to Lourdestrain
- Take the train from Lourdes to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
46h 53m€309–546
Lecce to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lecce to Bilbao is to train and bus and fly which costs €80 - €250 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Lecce to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €100 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Lecce to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Bilbao via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lecce to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Lecce and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 28m.
The distance between Lecce and Bilbao is 1802 km. The road distance is 2225.6 km.
The best way to get from Lecce to Bilbao without a car is to train via Turin which takes 28h 28m and costs €350 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Lecce to Bilbao, including transfers.
Lecce to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lecce station.
Lecce to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Lecce station.
The best way to get from Lecce to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can train via Turin, which costs €350 - €650 and takes 28h 28m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €290 and takes 35h 20m.
What companies run services between Lecce, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
easyJet, ITA Airways, and four other airlines fly from Brindisi Airport (BDS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lecce to Bilbao-Abando via Torino Porta Susa, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 28h 28m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brindisi Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Caserta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Caserta to Lourdes
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lecce to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Altamura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lourdes to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lecce to Grenoble
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Altamura Via Matera to Bari Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–6
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Book at
- marozzivt.it
- Phone
- 800 07 9090
- Website
- fseonline.it
Bus from Lecce - Palazzetto Dello Sport to Taranto - Cimino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Schedules at
- fseonline.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Taranto Via per San Giorgio to Padua Via Fra' Paolo Sarpi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Lecce to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Grenoble station.
Lecce to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lecce to Bilbao is 2226 km. It takes approximately 21h 53m to drive from Lecce to Bilbao.
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