There are 8 ways to get from Stans to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), or car
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
6h 17m€111–324Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
23h 37m€104–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Luzern to Genèvetrain Ir15
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 36m€177–440Train
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
21h 52m€432–720Drive 1,227.3 km
- Drive from Stans to Bilbaocar 1,227.3 km
13h 22m€213–307Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
6h 54m€116–338Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GVA - BIO
8h 58m€168–523Train, bus via Lausanne
- Take the train from Luzern to Lausannetrain Ic
- Take the train from Lausanne to Annemassetrain
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bilbaobus
23h 2m€190–450
Stans to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stans to Bilbao is to bus which costs €100 - €200 and takes 23h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Stans to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct train from Stans to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Stans and arriving at Bilbao-Abando via Luzern, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Stans and Bilbao is 1097 km. The road distance is 1227.3 km.
The best way to get from Stans to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 36m and costs €170 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Stans to Bilbao, including transfers.
Stans to Bilbao train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Luzern station.
The best way to get from Stans to Bilbao is to train which takes 21h 52m and costs €430 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €200 and takes 23h 37m.
Stans to Bilbao train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stans to Bilbao is 1227 km. It takes approximately 13h 22m to drive from Stans to Bilbao.
What companies run services between Stans, Switzerland and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Stans to Bilbao-Abando via Luzern, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Barcelona-Sants in around 21h 52m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stans to Bilbao Intermodal via Luzern, Lucerne Landenbergstrasse, Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai, and Geneva - Bus Station in around 23h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–440
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Luzern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Luzern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Annemasse to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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