There are 8 ways to get from Lorient to Bilbao by bus, train (TGV), car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lorient to Nantes761 / ...
- Take the bus from Nantes to BilbaoFlixBus N1721 / ...
12h 50m€44–158Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lorient to VannesTer
- Take the bus from Vannes to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao
13h 46m€41–176Train
- Take the train from Lorient to NantesTer
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to HendayeTer
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-BilbaoE1
14h 36m€89–525Drive 811.6 km
- Drive from Lorient to Bilbao811.6 km
8h 4m€126–182Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennes
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)RNS - BIO
9h 23m€128–395Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantes
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)NTE - BIO
9h 13m€106–365Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Lorient to Brest
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BES - BIO
9h 33m€147–286Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lorient to Brest
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)BES - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
10h 58m€213–563
Lorient to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Bilbao is to train and bus which costs €40 - €180 and takes 13h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Bilbao is to drive which takes 8h 4m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorient to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Bilbao via Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lorient to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Nantes, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 36m.
The distance between Lorient and Bilbao is 828 km. The road distance is 811.6 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs €40 - €160.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Lorient to Bilbao, including transfers.
Lorient to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lorient station.
Lorient to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Lorient station.
The best way to get from Lorient to Bilbao is to bus which takes 12h 50m and costs €40 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €550 and takes 14h 36m.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Lorient to Bilbao via Nantes in around 12h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lorient to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Nantes, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 14h 36m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–850
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–850
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
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 Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €33–36
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lorient to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lorient to Vannes
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Vannes to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Lorient to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Lorient to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nantes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorient to Bilbao is 812 km. It takes approximately 8h 4m to drive from Lorient to Bilbao.
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