There are 12 ways to get from Split to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, train (TGV, Renfe), car, shuttle, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Split Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SPU - BIO
5h 47m€99–321Bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane VCE - BIO
14h 57m€92–254Bus, train
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Basel SBBbus
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
36h 3m€326–513Train
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
42h€613–1,021Drive 2,047.1 km
- Drive from Split to Bilbaocar 2,047.1 km
22h 12m€324–468Fly Split Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane SPU - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
9h 30m€117–526Fly Split Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane SPU - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 53m€139–505Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DBV - BIO
12h 3mBus
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Paduabus N535
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
36h 31m€105–152Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Anconacarferry 53
- Take the train from Ancona to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
39h 30m€183–289Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus
41h 55m€146–857Drive, car train
- Drive from Split to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Bilbaocar
23h 54m€423–587
Split to Bilbao by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Bilbao is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 36h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Split to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Padova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Zagreb Glavni Kol., München Hbf, Strasbourg, Montpellier Saint-Roch and Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h.
The distance between Split and Bilbao is 1585 km. The road distance is 2047.1 km.
The best way to get from Split to Bilbao without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 3m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Split to Bilbao, including transfers.
Split to Bilbao bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, depart from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Split to Bilbao train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs €95 - €330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €600 - €1100 and takes 42h, you could also bus, which costs €100 - €160 and takes 36h 31m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Bilbao, Spain?
Vueling Airlines flies from Split Airport (SPU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Split to Bilbao-Abando via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Montpellier Saint-Roch, and Zaragoza-Delicias in around 42h.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Split Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Split Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Split Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Split Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Split Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–750
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–750
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ancona to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Split Bus Station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €103
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–45
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €40–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €40
- Private
- €224
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Split to Port of Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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More Questions & Answers
Split to Bilbao bus services, operated by Arriva Croatia, arrive at Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Split to Bilbao train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Bilbao is 2047 km. It takes approximately 22h 12m to drive from Split to Bilbao.
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