There are 10 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MAN - BIO
7h 39m€94–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbao
26h 49m€53–264Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Eaglescliffe to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodal
20h 58m€156–606Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Bilbao
27h 35m€193–872Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbao
17h 3mTrain to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)NCL - BIO
9h 2m€77–191Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MME - BIO
8h 18m€155–765Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LBA - BIO
9h 15m€112–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille to Bilbao
22h 57m€148–640Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
45h 46m€112–527
Middlesbrough to Bilbao by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €75 - €200 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 7h 39m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Bilbao via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 49m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Bilbao is 1341 km.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 20h 58m and costs €150 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs €150 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €270 and takes 26h 49m.
Middlesbrough to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Middlesbrough. It is currently 4:30 AM in Middlesbrough and 5:30 AM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Bilbao, Spain?
KLM flies from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Bilbao via London Victoria and Paris in around 26h 49m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Eaglescliffe to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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