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How to get fromModane to Bilbaoby train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Modane to Bilbao by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

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    1. Take the train from Modane to Torino Porta Susatrain train
    2. Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane TRN - BIO
    6h 36m
    €45–274

  2. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Modane to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    13h 53m
    €213–418

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    16h 53m
    €72–137

  4. Drive  1,054.5 km

    1. Drive from Modane to Bilbaocar car 1,054.5 km
    10h 28m
    €172–248

  5. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane MXP - BIO
    7h 46m
    €51–188

  6. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Modane to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane LYS - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    8h 41m
    €125–386

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport

    1. Take the train from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    2. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    8h 18m
    €92–265

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Modane to Montméliantrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Montmélian to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Toulouse Matabiautrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain train
    5. Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain train E1
    17h 4m
    €191–324

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Modane to Chambery Challes Les Eauxbus bus Autocar
    2. Take the bus from Chambéry to Bilbaobus bus FlixBus N1156
    18h 46m
    €104–156

Modane to Bilbao by train, foot, and subway

Calendar64Weekly Services
Duration13h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket€213Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 995.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 36m

What companies run services between Modane, France and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Modane to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 13h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Modane to Bilbao via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Chambéry in around 18h 46m.

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