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There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Basque Country by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Bilbao Airport

    best
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane SFO - BIO
    17h 40m
    €401–567

  2. Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane plane SFO - BOD
    2. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain train
    19h 32m
    €316–1,033

  3. Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane SFO - BIQ
    17h 28m
    €321–865

  4. Fly to San Sebastián Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane plane SFO - EAS
    16h 2m
    €409–1,511

  5. Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane plane SFO - PNA
    2. Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    19h 50m
    €718–2,524

  6. Fly to Santander Airport, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane plane SFO - SDR
    2. Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    20h 1m
    €391–1,331

  7. Fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane plane SFO - PUF
    2. Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain train
    20h 41m
    €497–1,759

  8. Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane SFO - MAD
    2. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Burgos Rosa De Limatrain train
    3. Take the train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain train
    18h 57m
    €429–1,004

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration16h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket€226Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,180.1 km
  • Duration: 17h 40m

What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Basque Country, Spain?

Iberia, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day.

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