There are 7 ways to get from Alba to Bilbao by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), 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 Turin Caselle Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TRN - BIO
6h 20m€31–247Train
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
17h 44m€233–478Bus
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carduccibus 47
- Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrachebus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Bilbao Intermodalbus
20h 12m€96–171Drive 1,113.8 km
- Drive from Alba to Bilbaocar 1,113.8 km
12h 37m€183–264Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principetrain
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane GOA - BIO
10h 52m€96–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Alba to Torino Porta Susatrain Re
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Bilbaobus
21h 19m€121–211Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carduccibus 47
- Take the bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodalbus
21h 19m€92–168
Alba to Bilbao by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €30 - €250 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €30 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Alba - Autostazione and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea and Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Alba to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Alba and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Torino Porta Susa, Quai de la Gare, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
The distance between Alba and Bilbao is 965 km. The road distance is 1113.8 km.
The best way to get from Alba to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs €230 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Alba to Bilbao, including transfers.
Alba to Bilbao bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., depart from Alba - Autostazione station.
Alba to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Alba station.
The best way to get from Alba to Bilbao is to train which takes 17h 44m and costs €230 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 20h 12m.
What companies run services between Alba, Piemonte, Italy and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Alba to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Torino Porta Susa, Paris Gare De Lyon, Quai de la Gare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 17h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Alba - Autostazione to Bilbao Intermodal via Torino - Piazza Carducci, Metro Carducci, Metro Porta Nuova, Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea, and Lyon in around 20h 12m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €16–120
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Bilbao Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Alba to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Asti to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 0141 937510
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineegiachino.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
Bus from Alba - Autostazione to Torino - Piazza Carducci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- moeves.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Gare de Lyon-Perrache
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chambéry to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Turin - Vittorio Emanuele Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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Booking & Getting There
Alba to Bilbao bus services, operated by AUTOLINEE GIACHINO S.r.l., arrive at Torino - Piazza Carducci station.
Alba to Bilbao train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Susa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba to Bilbao is 1114 km. It takes approximately 12h 37m to drive from Alba to Bilbao.
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