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How to get fromSolothurn to Bilbaoby train, plane, train (Renfe), bus, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Solothurn to Bilbao by train, plane, train (Renfe), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane ZRH - BIO
    5h 39m
    €104–284

  2. Train, train to Basel, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Oltentrain train
    2. Take the train from Olten to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane BSL - BIO
    6h 16m
    €90–262

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VDtrain train Ic5
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the train from Annemasse to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Ter
    4. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    5. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain train Alv
    19h 39m
    €254–394

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Lyonbus bus FlixBus 106 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus N7748
    20h 36m
    €104–180

  5. Drive  1,135.9 km

    1. Drive from Solothurn to Bilbaocar car 1,135.9 km
    12h 26m
    €235–340

  6. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane GVA - BIO
    6h 52m
    €123–282

  7. Train, bus via Toulouse

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Lausannetrain train Ic5
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus
    21h 10m
    €142–251

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Solothurn to Lausannetrain train Ic5
    2. Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus bus
    21h 11m
    €168–266

Solothurn to Bilbao by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration19h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€254Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,118 km
  • Duration: 5h 39m

What companies run services between Solothurn, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?

You can take a train from Solothurn to Bilbao-Abando via Renens VD, Annemasse, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 19h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Solothurn, Baseltor to Bilbao Intermodal via Bern, Bahnhof, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, and Lyon in around 20h 36m.

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