There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Basque Country by plane, bus, or train
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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SFO - BIO
17h 14m€320–664Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SFO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
18h 41m€294–827Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane SFO - BIQ
18h 33m€471–668Fly to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SFO - EAS
20h 32m€478–1,909Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane SFO - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
19h 42m€619–2,231Fly to Pau Pyrénées Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF)plane SFO - PUF
- Take the train from Pau to Bayonnetrain
21h 48m€525–1,037Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane SFO - VIT
20h 7m€411–1,412
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Basque Country is to fly and train which costs €290 - €850 and takes 18h 41m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Basque Country is to fly which takes 17h 14m and costs €320 - €700.
The distance between San Francisco and Basque Country is 9183 km.
It takes approximately 17h 14m to get from San Francisco to Basque Country, including transfers.
Basque Country is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:49 PM in San Francisco and 2:49 AM in Basque Country.
There are 1571+ hotels available in Basque Country.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Basque Country, Spain?
Iberia, British Airways, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €700–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pamplona Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Montreal, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Toronto, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,900
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- miamiair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Calgary, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,800
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- pro.flyamelia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €750–2,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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 Pau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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