There are 8 ways to get from Utrecht to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
6h 40m€94–325Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 800
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodalbus
22h 20m€29–158Train, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 40m€207–543Bus
- Take the bus from Utrecht to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 40m€37–105Drive 1,358.5 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Bilbaocar 1,358.5 km
13h 23m€237–342Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
7h 17m€93–267Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Den Haag Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
7h 26m€88–287Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Den Haag Centraaltrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane AMS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
10h 8m€129–403
Utrecht to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao is to bus which costs €35 - €110 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €90 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Utrecht to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Utrecht and arriving at Bilbao via Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 40m.
The distance between Utrecht and Bilbao is 1347 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 14h 40m and costs €200 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Utrecht to Bilbao, including transfers.
Utrecht to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Utrecht station.
Utrecht to Bilbao bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Bilbao is 1359 km. It takes approximately 13h 23m to drive from Utrecht to Bilbao.
Book your Utrecht to Bilbao bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Utrecht to Bilbao via Lille - Europe Train Station in around 20h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €14–24
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- 1st Class
- €30–50
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Den Haag Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €19–35
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
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 Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Rail 1st Class
- €100–140
- 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
- €90–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–20
- 1st Class
- €25–29
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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Utrecht Leidsche Rijn Centrum to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–101
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €8–45
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