There are 11 ways to get from Linz to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, car, or night train
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 Linz Airport
best- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LNZ - BIO
8h 21m€125–447Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VIE - BIO
7h 1m€85–262Train, bus via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- 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
20h 58m€365–744Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Lyonbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
28h 40m€129–235Drive 1,739.6 km
- Drive from Linz to Bilbaocar 1,739.6 km
18h 12m€279–403Train to Salzburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SZG - BIO
8h 23m€118–291Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
8h 32m€130–351Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PRG - BIO
9h 37m€105–303Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GRZ - BIO
10h 59m€183–593Train, bus
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Kufsteintrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Kufstein to Padovatrain 89
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
34h 38m€182–350Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Linz Hbf to Padovanighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
35h 26m€95–189
Linz to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Bilbao is to night train and bus which costs €95 - €190 and takes 35h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 40m.
The distance between Linz and Bilbao is 1457 km. The road distance is 1739.6 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Strasbourg which takes 20h 58m and costs €360 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Linz to Bilbao, including transfers.
Linz to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
The best way to get from Linz to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs €120 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €240 and takes 28h 40m.
Linz to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Bilbao is 1740 km. It takes approximately 18h 12m to drive from Linz to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Bilbao, Spain?
DAT Danish Air Transport, Lufthansa City, and three other airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Bilbao Intermodal via Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 28h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
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
- €65–360
Flights from Graz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Graz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Graz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Bilbao Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wels Hbf to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–60
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–60
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kufstein to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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 27m
- 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
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Linz Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Linz Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Linz Hbf to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
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 Linz Industriezeile to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- €55–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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