There are 9 ways to get from Liverpool 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 Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
5h 43m€62–183Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- 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
17h 19m€205–715Bus, train
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Archbus 550 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
25h 58m€83–363Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
26h 39m€167–835Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LPL - BIO
7h 36m€87–225Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
7h 23m€94–407Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 550 / ...
- 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
30h 5m€68–225Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhamptontrain
- Take the train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
43h 7m€149–445Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
16h 57m
Liverpool to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 5h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 43m and costs €60 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via London Victoria and Paris, Quai de Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 5m.
The distance between Liverpool and Bilbao is 1205 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 19m and costs €200 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Liverpool to Bilbao, including transfers.
Liverpool to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 36m and costs €85 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €230 and takes 30h 5m.
Liverpool to Bilbao bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 5:58 AM in Liverpool and 6:58 AM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Bilbao, Spain?
Aer Lingus, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bilbao Intermodal via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Paris, Quai de Bercy in around 30h 5m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- 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 Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- 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 Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- 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
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Wolverhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Wolverhampton to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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 Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- +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
- +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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