There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane RIX - BIO
8h 35m€88–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Niorttrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Niort to Bilbao Intermodalbus
39h 36m€332–572Drive 3,052.9 km
- Drive from Riga to Bilbaocar 3,052.9 km
30h 49m€471–680Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane RIX - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
12h 22m€121–259Fly to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane RIX - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 26m€101–303Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
47h 10m€240–680Bus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Münsterbus
- Take the bus from Münster bus stop to Brussels Southbus N71
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
2d 2h€98–204Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
2d 6h€106–251Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Riia to Prahabus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyon Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 9h€111–175
Riga to Bilbao by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Bilbao is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Rīga and arriving at Bilbao via Münster bus stop and Brussels - Midi Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Riga and Bilbao is 2440 km. The road distance is 3052.9 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 36m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Riga to Bilbao, including transfers.
Riga to Bilbao bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
The best way to get from Riga to Bilbao is to fly which takes 8h 35m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €210 and takes 2 days 2h.
Riga to Bilbao bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Münster station.
Bilbao is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:33 PM in Riga and 4:33 PM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Bilbao, Spain?
Air Baltic, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rīga to Bilbao via Münster bus stop and Brussels - Midi Train Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Santander Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Niort
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €25–40
- 1st Class
- €45–85
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €17–20
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Münster bus stop to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Niort to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
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
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Münster
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Praha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Lyon Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Vitoria Gasteiz Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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