There are 8 ways to get from Stirling to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EDI - BIO
5h 58m€94–212Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GLA - BIO
7h 42m€82–200Train, bus via Antony
- Take the train from Stirling to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodalbus
24h 43m€254–455Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
29h 35m€231–927Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stirling to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
20h 1mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
24h 56m€298–571Bus
- Take the bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M9 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
34h 46m€130–213Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouthtrain
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Bilbaotrain
36h 50m€358–1,655
Stirling to Bilbao by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €80 - €200 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 58m and costs €90 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Islamic Centre and arriving at Bilbao via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 46m.
The distance between Stirling and Bilbao is 1475 km.
The best way to get from Stirling to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Antony which takes 24h 43m and costs €250 - €460.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Stirling to Bilbao, including transfers.
Stirling to Bilbao bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Islamic Centre station.
Stirling to Bilbao bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Stirling. It is currently 7:03 AM in Stirling and 8:03 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Islamic Centre to Bilbao via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, Dover, Lille, and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 34h 46m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–15
- 1st Class
- €20–28
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €11–15
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €22–35
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Stirling to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €75–100
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €370–430
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
- 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
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–80
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €180–250
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €260–850
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €260–370
- 1st Class
- €600–850
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Islamic Centre to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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