There are 9 ways to get from Modena to Bilbao by plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe), bus, car, or train
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Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)BLQ - BIO
7h 19m€62–481Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Modena 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 13m€50–238Train
- Take the train from Modena to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part DieuFr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-AbandoAlv
21h 14m€165–371Bus
- Take the bus from Reggio Emilia Train Station to Chambery Central Bus StationItabus
- Take the bus from Chambéry to BilbaoFlixBus N1156
25h 33m€96–396Drive 1,412.7 km
- Drive from Modena to Bilbao1,412.7 km
13h 25m€224–323Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)FLR - BIO
6h 41m€83–534Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)VRN - BIO
7h 17m€118–578Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)VCE - BIO
8h 23m€80–515Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to PadovaFr
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
25h 59m€72–365
Modena to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Modena to Bilbao is to train and bus which costs €70 - €370 and takes 25h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Modena to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €80 - €550.
No, there is no direct train from Modena to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Modena and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 14m.
The distance between Modena and Bilbao is 1199 km. The road distance is 1412.7 km.
The best way to get from Modena to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 21h 14m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Modena to Bilbao, including transfers.
Modena to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Modena station.
The best way to get from Modena to Bilbao is to fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €60 - €490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €380 and takes 21h 14m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €400 and takes 25h 33m.
Modena to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Modena to Bilbao is 1413 km. It takes approximately 13h 25m to drive from Modena to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Modena, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and six other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Modena to Bilbao-Abando via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 14m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Modena to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Bologna Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €16–23
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/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
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Reggio Emilia Train Station to Chambery Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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