There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Bilbao by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane PHL - BIO
13h 51m€387–975Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane JFK - BIO
14h 12m€254–1,218Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EWR - BIO
11h 21m€260–837Fly Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane PHL - EAS
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 17m€334–1,273Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane PHL - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 20m€291–1,106Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane PHL - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abandotrain
15h 42m€381–876
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €260 - €850 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs €260 - €850.
The distance between Philadelphia and Bilbao is 5862 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Philadelphia to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:16 AM in Philadelphia and 7:16 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1673+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Bilbao, Spain?
American Airlines, Iberia, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Lisboa, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Boston, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–460
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Santander Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- miamiair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €9–190
- Business Class
- €45–220
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €10–190
- Business Class
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- €15–24
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- €8–55
- Business - advance purchase
- €11–80
- Business Class
- €19–150
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–500
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €17–380
- First Class
- €110–500
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/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
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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