There are 13 ways to get from Patras to Bilbao by bus, train, plane, car ferry, car, 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, train to Athens International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- 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 39m€92–220Bus, 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 32m€91–322Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Anconacarferry
- Drive from Port of Ancona to Bilbaocar
37h 23m€368–488Bus, train
- Take the bus from Patra to Durrësbus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
40h 41mDrive 3,003.6 km
- Drive from Patras to Bilbaocar 3,003.6 km
35h 47m€531–767Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the bus from Patras to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KLX - BIO
12h 25m€141–511Bus 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 41m€129–243Fly Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GPA - BIO
11h 37m€156–434Bus, train via Strasbourg
- 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 Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
41h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 7h€151–209Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to San Sebastian Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 7h€141–209Car 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€200–217Drive, 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€589–832
Athens International Airport (ATH) 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 €90 - €220 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to bus and train and fly which takes 10h 39m and costs €90 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Pátra and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Sofia and San Sebastián / Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Patras and Bilbao is 2601 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 40h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Patras to Bilbao, including transfers.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Pátra station.
The best way to get from Patras to Bilbao is to fly which takes 11h 37m and costs €150 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €210 and takes 2 days 7h.
Patras to Bilbao bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Patras. It is currently 3:57 PM in Patras and 2:57 PM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Bilbao, Spain?
TUIfly and Lufthansa fly from Patras Araxos Airport (GPA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pátra to Bilbao Intermodal via Sofia, Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián, and San Sebastián / Donostia in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
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
- €65–360
Flights from Athens International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–490
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Patras Araxos Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- 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
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–180
- 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
- +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
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Patra to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- 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 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- 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
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pátra to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to San Sebastian Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- 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
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
- 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
- €118
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €135
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
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