There are 8 ways to get from Netherlands to Basque Country by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
4h 57m€84–250Fly from Eindhoven Airport
cheapest- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EIN - BIO
4h 56m€60–338Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
10h 24m€268–550Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Eurostar
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
15h 52m€124–268Drive 1,297.1 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 1,297.1 km
12h 50m€233–336Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
5h 39m€80–223Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
6h 49m€84–319Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 757 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
18h 34m€69–189
Netherlands to Basque Country by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Netherlands to Basque Country is to bus which costs €65 - €190 and takes 18h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Netherlands to Basque Country is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs €60 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Netherlands station to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Central Station and arriving at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián via Lille and Paris, Quai de Bercy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Netherlands to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Netherlands and Basque Country is 1183 km. The road distance is 1297.1 km.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 10h 24m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Netherlands to Basque Country, including transfers.
Netherlands to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Central Station.
Netherlands to Basque Country train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Netherlands to Basque Country is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €80 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €260 - €550 and takes 10h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €65 - €190 and takes 18h 34m.
What companies run services between Netherlands and Basque Country, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, KLM, and Air France fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Amara-Donostia via Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 10h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Central Station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
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More Questions & Answers
Netherlands to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Netherlands to Basque Country train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Netherlands to Basque Country is 1297 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Netherlands to Basque Country.
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