There are 9 ways to get from Modane to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)LYS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
7h 28m€74–357Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)MXP - BIO
7h 37m€49–189Bus
- Take the bus from Modane to Grenoble Gare RoutiereAutocar
- Take the bus from Grenoble to BilbaoFlixBus N716 / ...
17h 25m€83–151Drive 1,053.7 km
- Drive from Modane to Bilbao1,053.7 km
10h 24m€164–237Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)LYS - BIO
8h 33m€83–220Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)TRN - BIO
8h 32m€81–277Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)GVA - BIO
8h 24m€85–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer / ...
- Take the bus from Chambéry to BilbaoFlixBus N1156
17h 52m€64–316Train, bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les EauxTer
- Take the bus from Chambery Bus Station to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
21h 16m€64–179
Modane to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modane to Bilbao is to train and bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz which costs €60 - €180 and takes 21h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Modane to Bilbao is to train and fly and bus which takes 7h 28m and costs €70 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Modane to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Modane and arriving at Bilbao via Grenoble. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
The distance between Modane and Bilbao is 914 km. The road distance is 1053.7 km.
The best way to get from Modane to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 17h 25m and costs €80 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Modane to Bilbao, including transfers.
Modane to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Modane station.
Modane to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Grenoble Gare Routiere station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modane to Bilbao is 1054 km. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Modane to Bilbao.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Modane, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Modane to Bilbao via Grenoble Gare Routiere and Grenoble in around 17h 25m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modane to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Modane to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Grenoble to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Modane to Grenoble Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Chambery Bus Station to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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