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There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    5h 38m
    €83–232

  2. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    8h 37m
    €74–201

  3. Train, bus via Paris

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Hendaye to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    14h 43m
    €292–521

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain train
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    21h 52m
    €178–293

  5. Drive  1,215 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Bilbaocar car 1,215 km
    13h 12m
    €255–368

  6. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    5h 58m
    €110–271

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    7h 53m
    €151–329

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    4. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    20h 18m
    €279–424

  9. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Lausannetrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    22h 4m
    €193–303

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bayonnebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    22h 12m
    €119–181

Lucerne to Bilbao by train, subway, foot, and bus

Calendar15Weekly Services
Duration14h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€292Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,083.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 38m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Luzern to Bilbao-Abando via Basel SBB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 20h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Bilbao Intermodal via Zurich Bus Station, Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop, and Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián in around 22h 12m.

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