There are 7 ways to get from Limerick to Bilbao by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
7h 5m€80–189Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KIR - BIO
9h 57m€52–165Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
30h 29m€80–601Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
6h 12m€79–181Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane DUB - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 33m€84–295Fly Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SNN - BIO
7h 39m€87–191Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane DUB - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 21m€83–254
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €50 - €170 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs €75 - €190.
The distance between Limerick and Bilbao is 1371 km.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Limerick to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 10:39 PM in Limerick and 11:39 PM in Bilbao.
There are 365+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and Iberia fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Santander Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Limerick Arthur's Quay to Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–550
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- €45–210
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–550
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