There are 11 ways to get from Leeds to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
5h 55m€73–200Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 561 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodalbus
28h 35m€47–221Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 59m€191–604Bus, train
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Marble Archbus 561 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
24h 38m€104–361Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
26h 48m€177–848Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LBA - BIO
7h 28m€74–164Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
7h 16m€80–297Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
7h 43m€81–319Train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
7h 36m€94–283Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
43h 6m€162–472Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
16h 27m
Leeds to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Bilbao is to fly which costs €70 - €170 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €70 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 35m.
The distance between Leeds and Bilbao is 1219 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 59m and costs €190 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Leeds to Bilbao, including transfers.
Leeds to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €70 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €230 and takes 28h 35m.
Leeds to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 1:35 PM in Leeds and 2:35 PM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Bilbao, Spain?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bilbao Intermodal via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris, Quai de Bercy in around 28h 35m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- 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 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
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
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–101
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €8–45
- 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
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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