There are 10 ways to get from Utrecht to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Eurostar, TGV)
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
5h 4m€86–254Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
6h 26m€73–264Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 9m€313–540Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 40m€97–181Drive 1,358.5 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Bilbaocar 1,358.5 km
13h 23m€240–347Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
6h 39m€92–271Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane EIN - BIO
5h 41m€113–357Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane AMS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
7h 32m€115–440Train
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
16h 27m€188–569Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Utrecht Central Station to Brussels-North train stationbus 817
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
25h 9m€109–196
Utrecht to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao is to bus which costs €95 - €190 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Rotterdam Centraal, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
The distance between Utrecht and Bilbao is 1210 km. The road distance is 1358.5 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus which takes 13h 9m and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Utrecht to Bilbao, including transfers.
Utrecht to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Utrecht station.
Utrecht to Bilbao train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs €95 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €180 - €600 and takes 16h 27m.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Utrecht to Bilbao Intermodal via Lille - Europe Train Station in around 20h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Rotterdam Centraal, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 16h 27m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €17–20
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
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 Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Utrecht to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Utrecht Central Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Utrecht to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Utrecht to Bilbao train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Rotterdam Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Bilbao is 1359 km. It takes approximately 13h 23m to drive from Utrecht to Bilbao.
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