There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Basque Country by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EDI - BIO
5h 47m€87–184Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Parisbus 700
- Take the bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
29h 31m€51–305Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
16h 28m€243–834Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
21h 52m€150–532Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
30h 21m€241–942Fly Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GLA - BIO
7h 21m€87–169Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ABZ - BIO
7h 24m€93–282Fly Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane GLA - BIQ
8h 13m€105–445Fly Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane EDI - SDR
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h€99–242Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
35h 40m€169–1,092Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
18h 52m
Scotland to Basque Country by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Basque Country is to bus which costs €50 - €310 and takes 29h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €85 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Amara-Donostia via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Massy Tgv and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 28m.
The distance between Scotland and Basque Country is 1430 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 16h 28m and costs €240 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Scotland to Basque Country, including transfers.
Scotland to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Basque Country train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Basque Country is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €85 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €850 and takes 16h 28m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €310 and takes 29h 31m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Basque Country, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, Air France, and Aer Lingus fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Amara-Donostia via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 16h 28m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
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 Lille Europe to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- €70–110
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau Vilmorin Bus to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- 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 Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–88
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €7–40
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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More Questions & Answers
Scotland to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Basque Country is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 1:37 PM in Scotland and 2:37 PM in Basque Country.
Scotland to Basque Country train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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