There are 13 ways to get from Patras to Bilbao by bus, plane, car ferry, car, train, or ferry
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 Preveza Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus
- Fly from Preveza Airport (PVK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PVK - BIO
14h 5m€99–348Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Ano Liosiatrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ATH - BIO
10h 10m€85–246Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Drive from Port of Ancona to Bilbaocar
37h 24m€389–575Bus, 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 15mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Patras to Bari M.maferry Asf
- Take the train from Bari Centrale 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
44h 55m€402–731Fly from Patras Araxos Airport
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GPA - BIO
8h 53m€137–375Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Káto Achaḯa to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KLX - BIO
13h 43m€191–518Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- 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 49m€104–263Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Aigio to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane IOA - BIO
22h 2m€134–385Bus via Metz
- Take the bus from Patra to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Metzbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2dBus
- Take the bus from Patras 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 2hCar 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€273–396Drive 3,003.6 km
- Drive from Patras to Bilbaocar 3,003.6 km
35h 47m€540–780
Patras to Bilbao by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €270 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Patra and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Tirana and Metz - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Patras and Bilbao is 2227 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 14h 5m to get from Patras to Bilbao, including transfers.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Euro Interlines Komatas Tours, depart from Patra station.
The best way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs €130 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Metz, which costs and takes 2 days 0h.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Euro Interlines Komatas Tours, arrive at Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 11:55 PM in Patras and 10:55 PM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Bilbao, Spain?
Neos, Ulendo Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Patra to Bilbao Intermodal via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Tirana, Metz, and Metz - Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bilbao Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €310–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- 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
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- 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
- €35–65
- 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 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Ano Liosia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- 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
- 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 Tirana to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- 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
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 26210 20600
- ktelias@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelileias.gr
Bus from Káto Achaḯa to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://ktelileias.gr/
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
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
- +302651083071
- ktelioamagazine@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Aigio to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Patras to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- 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
- 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
- (+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
- €110–150
- 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
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Ferry from Patras to Bari M.ma
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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