There are 8 ways to get from Mainz to Bilbao by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
5h 3m€97–265Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus N1306 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Bilbaobus BlaBlaCar Bus
23h 5m€88–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re3
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Esttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 31m€241–447Drive 1,383.7 km
- Drive from Mainz to Bilbaocar 1,383.7 km
13h 50m€219–316Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
6h 42m€107–310Fly Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane FRA - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
7h 44m€135–420Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
6h 56m€93–308Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Mainz central train station to Bordeauxbus FlixBus N1151
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1193A / ...
25h 5m€104–182
Mainz to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mainz to Bilbao is to bus which costs €85 - €180 and takes 23h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Mainz to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Mainz station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Mainz central train station and arriving at Bilbao via Luxembourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 5m.
The distance between Mainz and Bilbao is 1191 km. The road distance is 1383.7 km.
The best way to get from Mainz to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 31m and costs €240 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Mainz to Bilbao, including transfers.
Mainz to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mainz central train station.
The best way to get from Mainz to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €95 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €180 and takes 23h 5m.
Mainz to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mainz to Bilbao is 1384 km. It takes approximately 13h 50m to drive from Mainz to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Mainz, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Lufthansa, Luxair, and Air France fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mainz central train station to Bilbao via Luxembourg in around 23h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
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 Saarbrücken Hbf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- 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 Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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 Mainz central train station to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mainz central train station to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Luxembourg to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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