There are 8 ways to get from Quimper to Bilbao by bus, train (TGV), car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Quimper to Nantesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 31m€48–80Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Quimper - Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignollesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbaobus
15h 5m€47–78Train
- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain Ter
- Take the train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jeantrain
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
15h 2m€95–306Drive 872.8 km
- Drive from Quimper to Bilbaocar 872.8 km
8h 45m€135–195Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BES - BIO
10h€137–289Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane RNS - BIO
9h 44m€155–365Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Quimper to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NTE - BIO
9h 10m€97–276Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Quimper to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BES - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
11h 8m€223–405
Quimper to Bilbao by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quimper to Bilbao is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €45 - €80 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Quimper to Bilbao is to drive which takes 8h 45m and costs €130 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Quimper to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Quimper and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Nantes and San Sebastián / Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Quimper to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Quimper and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Nantes, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 2m.
The distance between Quimper and Bilbao is 890 km. The road distance is 872.8 km.
The best way to get from Quimper to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 14h 31m and costs €45 - €85.
It takes approximately 14h 31m to get from Quimper to Bilbao, including transfers.
Quimper to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Quimper station.
Quimper to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Quimper station.
The best way to get from Quimper to Bilbao is to bus which takes 14h 31m and costs €45 - €85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €95 - €310 and takes 15h 2m.
What companies run services between Quimper, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Quimper to Bilbao Intermodal via Nantes, San Sebastian / Donostia, and San Sebastián / Donostia in around 14h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Quimper to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Nantes, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 15h 2m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Bilbao Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
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 Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Bordeaux Saint-Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Quimper to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Quimper to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Quimper - Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Quimper to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Quimper to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Nantes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Quimper to Bilbao is 873 km. It takes approximately 8h 45m to drive from Quimper to Bilbao.
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