There are 7 ways to get from Pals to Bilbao by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
11h 4m€57–118Bus, train, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
7h 4m€48–184Bus
- 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 10m€50–110Drive 682.1 km
- Drive from Pals to Bilbaocar 682.1 km
7h 26m€108–156Bus, train via Donostia / San Sebastián
- Take the bus from Pals, marquesina to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 1
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
14h 11m€59–107Bus, train, fly to Santander Airport
- Take the bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane BCN - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 20m€64–240Bus, train, fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Take the bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane BCN - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 5m€64–298
Pals to Bilbao by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Pals to Bilbao is to bus and train and fly which takes 7h 4m and costs €45 - €190.
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 10m.
The distance between Pals and Bilbao is 802 km. The road distance is 682.1 km.
The best way to get from Pals to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 4m and costs €55 - €120.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Pals to Bilbao, including transfers.
Pals to Bilbao bus services, operated by Moventis, depart from Pals, marquesina station.
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.
There are 1645+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Pals, Spain and Bilbao, Spain?
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 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €21–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–170
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- €5–7
- 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
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- moventis.es
- Book at
- compras.moventis.es
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- 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
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 972 21 63 53
- autocars@ampsa.org
- Website
- ampsa.org
Bus from Torroella de Montgrí to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Schedules at
- ampsa.org
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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