There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Bilbao by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MEL - BIO
27h 57m€518–870Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MEL - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
32h 6m€388–975Fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane MEL - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
34h 24m€528–1,334Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane MEL - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 13m€506–1,434Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane MEL - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodalbus
32h 9m€928–2,732Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane MEL - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
30h 54m€522–1,532Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MEL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
30h 34m€626–1,744Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane MEL - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain
33h 31m€501–998
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Bilbao is to fly and train which costs €380 - €1000 and takes 32h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Bilbao is to fly which takes 27h 57m and costs €500 - €900.
The distance between Melbourne and Bilbao is 17269 km.
It takes approximately 27h 57m to get from Melbourne to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:05 AM in Melbourne and 8:05 PM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Bilbao, Spain?
Qatar Airways, Vueling Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Hong Kong, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Abu Dhabi, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,300–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Dubai, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,300–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Abu Dhabi, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Hong Kong, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Hong Kong, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,200–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Abu Dhabi, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Hong Kong, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Hong Kong, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Abu Dhabi, Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santander Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Dubai, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1,300–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Abu Dhabi, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €900–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pamplona Airport via Hong Kong, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–3,600
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Dubai, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Doha, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Doha, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Abu Dhabi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Hong Kong, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Abu Dhabi, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Doha, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dubai, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Doha, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Doha, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dubai, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €850–2,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Pamplona / Iruña to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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