There are 12 ways to get from Alsace to Bilbao by train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train, bus via Paris
best- Take the train from Selestat to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
12h 15m€232–428Train to Basel, fly to Bilbao Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BSL - BIO
6h 45m€88–265Bus
- Take the bus from Selestat to Strasbourgbus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
24h 4m€127–236Drive 1,198.9 km
- Drive from Alsace to Bilbaocar 1,198.9 km
12h 4m€190–274Fly Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SXB - BIO
8h 17m€103–306Train via Paris
- Take the train from Selestat 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
13h 29m€226–438Train
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg 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
15h 37m€220–450Train, bus
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy to Bilbaobus
24h 28m€123–213Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Selestat to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
8h 13m€125–342Train to Basel, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the train from Selestat to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BSL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
8h 28m€104–385Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane STR - BIO
9h 2m€122–367Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Scherwiller to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane FRA - BIO
9h 11m€132–409
Alsace to Bilbao by bus, train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alsace to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Alsace to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Alsace to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Dambach and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Selestat, Gare Centrale, Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station and Metz - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Alsace to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Scherwiller and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Selestat, Quai de la Gare, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 29m.
The distance between Alsace and Bilbao is 1382 km. The road distance is 1198.9 km.
The best way to get from Alsace to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 12h 15m and costs €230 - €430.
It takes approximately 12h 15m to get from Alsace to Bilbao, including transfers.
Alsace to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Selestat station.
Alsace to Bilbao train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Selestat station.
The best way to get from Alsace to Bilbao is to bus which takes 24h 4m and costs €120 - €240. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €100 - €310 and takes 8h 17m, you could also train via Paris, which costs €220 - €440 and takes 13h 29m.
What companies run services between Alsace, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Dambach to Bilbao Intermodal via Gare, Selestat, Strasbourg, Gare Centrale, Etoile Bourse, Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station, and Metz - Bus Station in around 24h 4m. Alternatively, Iberia, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Basel to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Frankfurt to Bilbao Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Selestat to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Selestat to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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 St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Selestat to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Scherwiller to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- 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
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Metz - Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Selestat to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Basel SBB to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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More Questions & Answers
Alsace to Bilbao bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Alsace to Bilbao train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Alsace to Bilbao is 1199 km. It takes approximately 12h 4m to drive from Alsace to Bilbao.
There are 1822+ hotels available in Bilbao.








































