There are 9 ways to get from Ulm to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, or car
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 Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
6h 5m€84–280Train, bus via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodalbus
15h 54m€176–384Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatzbus 700
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbaobus
24h 42mDrive 1,393.7 km
- Drive from Ulm to Bilbaocar 1,393.7 km
14h 40m€218–314Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MUC - BIO
6h 59m€94–314Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
6h 55m€124–392Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane NUE - BIO
9h 22m€124–306Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
9h 11m€116–305Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Stationbus 283 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus N1149
25h 5m€114–176
Ulm to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Bilbao is to bus which costs €110 - €180 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 5m.
The distance between Ulm and Bilbao is 1197 km. The road distance is 1393.7 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 15h 54m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Ulm to Bilbao, including transfers.
Ulm to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Bilbao is 1394 km. It takes approximately 14h 40m to drive from Ulm to Bilbao.
Book your Ulm to Bilbao bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Ulm to Bilbao Intermodal via Zurich Bus Station in around 25h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- 1st Class
- €50–65
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastián / Donostia to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ulm to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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