There are 9 ways to get from Slovakia to Bilbao by bus, plane, train (TGV, Renfe), car, shuttle, train, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VIE - BIO
5h 52m€65–229Train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
30h 40m€342–576Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Lyonbus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1149 / ...
31h 35m€127–224Drive 1,972.3 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Bilbaocar 1,972.3 km
20h 32m€311–449Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BUD - BIO
8h 27m€91–236Fly from Košice International Airport
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane KSC - BIO
9h 16m€87–265Train, bus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
33h 22m€155–296Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Dresden Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Dresden to Bilbaobus Kyiv-Santander
43h 57mDrive, car train
- Drive from Bratislava to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Bilbaocar
20h 19m€378–544
Slovakia to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Bilbao is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 5h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Bilbao is to bus and fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €60 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Bratislava and arriving at Bilbao via Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Slovakia to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Zürich HB, Lausanne, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 40m.
The distance between Slovakia and Bilbao is 1670 km. The road distance is 1972.3 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 30h 40m and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Slovakia to Bilbao, including transfers.
Slovakia to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava station.
Slovakia to Bilbao train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Bilbao is to train which takes 30h 40m and costs €340 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 31h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €85 - €270 and takes 9h 16m.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Bilbao-Abando via Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Lausanne, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 30h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bratislava to Bilbao via Lyon in around 31h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Košice International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €110–170
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €15–23
Train from Wien Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €90–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €50–70
- Business
- €55–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Dresden to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Slovakia to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Slovakia to Bilbao train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Slovakia to Bilbao is 1972 km. It takes approximately 20h 32m to drive from Slovakia to Bilbao.
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