There are 8 ways to get from Luthern to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
5h 20m€81–271Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Luzern to Berntrain Ir15 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1149 / ...
19h 59m€68–149Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Paris Gare de Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 51m€278–678Drive 1,214.3 km
- Drive from Luthern to Bilbaocar 1,214.3 km
13h 14m€208–301Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
5h 44m€90–267Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
7h 30m€107–259Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MXP - BIO
8h 14m€73–241Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ZRH - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
8h 18m€138–466
Luthern to Bilbao by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luthern to Bilbao is to train and bus which costs €65 - €150 and takes 19h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Luthern to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs €80 - €280.
The distance between Luthern and Bilbao is 1084 km. The road distance is 1214.3 km.
The best way to get from Luthern to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 16h 51m and costs €270 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Luthern to Bilbao, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Luthern to Bilbao is 1214 km. It takes approximately 13h 14m to drive from Luthern to Bilbao.
There are 1679+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Luthern, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Luthern to Bilbao. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Bilbao Airport (BIO), walk to Aireportua/Aeropuerto, then take the bus to Gran Vía 74. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luzern to Bilbao Intermodal via Genève, Paris Gare De Lyon, Bercy, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, Hendaia, Amara-Donostia, and San Sebastián / Donostia in around 16h 51m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Paris Gare de Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- 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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–190
- Rail 1st Class
- €200–280
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Luzern to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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