There are 8 ways to get from Pals to Bilbao by train (Renfe), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Flassa to Barcelona-Santstrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
10h 9m€124–185Train, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràciatrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
7h 44m€41–163Bus
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 24m€70–143Drive 682.2 km
- Drive from Pals to Bilbaocar 682.2 km
7h 26m€108–156Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
14h 10m€70–123Train, fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràciatrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BCN - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 2m€61–237Train, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràciatrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BCN - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
8h 49m€52–245Train, fly to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràciatrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BCN - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
10h 10m€64–277
Pals to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to bus and train which costs €70 - €130 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to drive which takes 7h 26m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Pals to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Pals, marquesina and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Pals and Bilbao is 799 km. The road distance is 682.2 km.
The best way to get from Pals to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Pals to Bilbao, including transfers.
Pals to Bilbao bus services, operated by Moventis, depart from Pals, marquesina station.
The best way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to train which takes 10h 9m and costs €120 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €150 and takes 12h 24m.
Pals to Bilbao bus services, operated by Moventis, arrive at Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pals to Bilbao is 682 km. It takes approximately 7h 26m to drive from Pals to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Pals, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a vehicle from Pals to Bilbao-Abando via Flassa and Barcelona-Sants in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pals, marquesina to Bilbao Intermodal via Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza in around 12h 24m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €20–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €20–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €25–130
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Flassa to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Sant Jordi Desvalls to Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 93 580 67 00
- infomoventis@moventis.es
- Website
- moventis.es
Bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Donostia-San Sebastián Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/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
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