There are 9 ways to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), train, 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.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane AMS - BIO
4h 58m€83–271Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
13h 27m€322–540Train, bus via Paris Orly Airport (ORY)
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain Eurostar
- Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Bilbao Intermodalbus
17h 28m€112–243Drive 1,393.1 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Bilbaocar 1,393.1 km
13h 47m€249–360Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BRU - BIO
6h 36m€83–307Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane AMS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
7h 10m€114–369Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane DUS - BIO
7h 17m€103–276Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train stationbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1143
19h 55m€117–198Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 41m€174–308
Amsterdam to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao is to bus which costs €110 - €200 and takes 19h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €80 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Bilbao via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Paris Nord, Massy Tgv, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 27m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Bilbao is 1181 km. The road distance is 1393.1 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 13h 27m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Bilbao train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bilbao is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €80 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €320 - €550 and takes 13h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 19h 55m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bilbao, Spain?
Vueling Airlines, KLM, and Air France fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 13h 27m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- €70–210
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- 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 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Amsterdam to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Amsterdam to Bilbao train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Bilbao is 1393 km. It takes approximately 13h 47m to drive from Amsterdam to Bilbao.
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