There are 10 ways to get from Paderborn to Bilbao by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Drive from Paderborn to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
5h 55m€142–351Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paderborn to Münster bus stopbus N69
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Brussels Southbus N71
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
26h 16m€96–157Train, bus via Irun
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
15h 52m€282–515Train, bus
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 48m€223–460Drive 1,550.1 km
- Drive from Paderborn to Bilbaocar 1,550.1 km
14h 49m€249–359Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
6h 42m€98–270Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafentrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HAJ - BIO
8h 38mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
7h 45m€147–369Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FMO - BIO
9h 47m€140–329Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
28h 31m€124–225
Paderborn to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paderborn to Bilbao is to bus which costs €95 - €160 and takes 26h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Paderborn to Bilbao is to drive and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Paderborn to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Paderborn and arriving at Bilbao via Münster bus stop and Brussels - Midi Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 16m.
The distance between Paderborn and Bilbao is 1504 km. The road distance is 1550.1 km.
The best way to get from Paderborn to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Irun which takes 15h 52m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Paderborn to Bilbao, including transfers.
Paderborn to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paderborn station.
Paderborn to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Münster bus stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paderborn to Bilbao is 1550 km. It takes approximately 14h 49m to drive from Paderborn to Bilbao.
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What companies run services between Paderborn, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Paderborn to Bilbao via Münster bus stop and Brussels - Midi Train Station in around 26h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Münster Osnabrück International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–39
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €120–180
- Comfort
- €150–210
- Premium
- €190–250
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €130–190
- Comfort
- €160–220
- Premium
- €200–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Langenhagen Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- 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
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- 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 Paderborn to Münster bus stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Münster bus stop to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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