There are 13 ways to get from Patras to Bilbao by bus, plane, car ferry, car, train, busferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KLX - BIO
12h 11m€151–581Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ATH - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
15h 38m€95–311Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Drive from Port of Ancona to Bilbaocar
37h 23m€367–605Bus, train
- Take the bus from Patra to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
41h 15mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Patra to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Portbusferry
- Take the train from Taranto to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
43h 18mBus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SKG - BIO
14h 42m€124–253Fly Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GPA - BIO
8h 43m€166–464Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
10h 46m€96–229Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Patras to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 2hBus
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 7h€151–209Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the bus from Venezia to Stazione Padovabus 53E
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 13h€191–322Drive 3,003.6 km
- Drive from Patras to Bilbaocar 3,003.6 km
35h 47m€542–782Drive, car train
- Drive from Patras to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Bilbaocar
37h 28m€594–849
Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to bus and train and fly which costs €95 - €230 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €160 - €470.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Patras and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Gjirokastër, Tirana and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Patras and Bilbao is 2443 km. The road distance is 3003.6 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Patras to Bilbao, including transfers.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Patras station.
The best way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs €160 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus via Barcelona, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Gjirokastër station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 4:29 PM in Patras and 3:29 PM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Bilbao, Spain?
Neos, Ulendo Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Patras to Bilbao Intermodal via Gjirokastër, Tirana, and Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €160–210
- 1st Class
- €200–260
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–85
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Taranto to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–350
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
Bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Patras to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
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
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Taranto Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 40 67 522
- info@argjiro.eu
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en/blogs/argjiro-shpk-bus-travel-in-albania
- Phone
- +355 69 930 4724
- basharodolf@gmail.com
- Website
- visit-gjirokastra.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pátra to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Bus from Venezia to Stazione Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €108–230
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €210–230
- Deck
- €108
- Aircraft-type seats
- €119
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €211
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €127–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- 2 bed inside cabin
- €220–240
- Deck
- €127
- Aircraft-type seats
- €139
- 3 bed outside cabin
- €236
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