There are 5 ways to get from Limerick to Bilbao by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or 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 Cork Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORK - BIO
9h 21m€84–231Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUB - BIO
7h 19m€75–209Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
30h 29m€81–603Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SNN - BIO
7h 48m€77–296Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stnbus 55
- Take the bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford Stnbus 340
- Take the ferry from Rosslare to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
35h 36m€316–344
Cork Airport (ORK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €80 - €240 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €75 - €210.
The distance between Limerick and Bilbao is 1157 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Bilbao without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 35h 36m and costs €310 - €350.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Limerick to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 2:42 PM in Limerick and 3:42 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1694+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Bilbao, Spain?
Ryanair, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Waterford Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- info@wexfordbus.com
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from The Clock Tower to Wexford Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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
Ferry from Rosslare to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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