There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LEJ - BIO
8h 39m€125–351Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
6h 40m€97–284Train, bus
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
19h 19m€371–706Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N780
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus FlixBus 783 / ...
27h€130–228Drive 1,796.8 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Bilbaocar 1,796.8 km
17h 25m€280–404Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DRS - BIO
8h 50m€137–509Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PRG - BIO
9h 14m€131–302Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
8h 5m€166–426Train, bus via Geneva
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12N
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
27h 35m€281–682Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 15m€206–418
Leipzig to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Bilbao via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
The distance between Leipzig and Bilbao is 1481 km. The road distance is 1796.8 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 19m and costs €370 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Leipzig to Bilbao, including transfers.
Leipzig to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €120 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 27h.
Leipzig to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Bilbao is 1797 km. It takes approximately 17h 25m to drive from Leipzig to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Bilbao via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris in around 27h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–1,300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- 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
- €45–80
- 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
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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