There are 12 ways to get from York 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 Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from York to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
6h 21m€82–212Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LBA - BIO
8h 48m€77–181Train, bus via Bordeaux
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
16h 41m€265–604Train, bus
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bilbao Intermodalbus
18h 49m€231–505Drive, car ferry
- Drive from York to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
27h 5m€181–855Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Eaglescliffetrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MME - BIO
8h 39m€158–793Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
6h 56m€106–341Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LHR - BIO
7h 24m€106–359Train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from York to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LTN - BIO
7h 24m€144–333Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rail Station to Marble Archbus 561 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbaobus
25h 44m€141–283Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from York to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
43h 7m€242–1,020Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from York to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
16h 38m
York to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from York to Bilbao is to fly which costs €75 - €190 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from York to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €80 - €220.
The distance between York and Bilbao is 1260 km.
The best way to get from York to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 16h 41m and costs €260 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from York to Bilbao, including transfers.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of York. It is currently 11:54 PM in York and 12:54 AM in Bilbao.
There are 1687+ hotels available in Bilbao.
What companies run services between York, England and Bilbao, Spain?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from York to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €20–29
- 1st Class
- €40–50
Train from York to Eaglescliffe
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €100–150
Train from York to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- €95–140
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €57–61
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €120–150
- Advanced Single
- €57–61
Train from York to Eaglescliffe
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Anytime Single
- €30–120
- Advanced Single
- €16–18
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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
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
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–170
- 1st Class
- €160–210
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €65–85
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
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
Train from York to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–190
Train from Birmingham New Street to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- €75–110
- 1st Class
- €150–220
- 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
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
- +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/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Rail Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.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
- 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
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €90–120
- Car
- €290–410
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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