There are 13 ways to get from Ankara to Bilbao by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ESB - BIO
9h 49m€124–396Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N91 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
2d 7h€247–390Train, night train, bus via Figueres
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Devatrain
- Take the bus from Deva to Figueresbus
- Take the train from Figueres to Barcelona Santstrain R11
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain Alv
2d 16h€243–354Drive 3,612 km
- Drive from Ankara to Bilbaocar 3,612 km
35h 15m€591–854Train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane SAW - BIO
12h 20m€144–383Train to Istanbul, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane IST - BIO
12h 44m€157–424Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane ESB - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
25h 38m€182–618Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane ESB - EAS
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodalbus
13h 55m€184–620Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ESB - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abandotrain
15h 40m€194–427Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport, bus
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ESB - SDR
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 40m€174–570Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 14h€227–277Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Sibiunighttrain
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Bilbao Intermodalbus
2d 17h€187–253Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Bilbaobus
3d 8h€247–375
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €150 - €430 and takes 12h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs €120 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Bilbao via Istanbul, Munich central bus station and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Ankara and Bilbao is 3022 km. The road distance is 3612 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Bilbao without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs €240 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Ankara to Bilbao, including transfers.
Ankara to Bilbao bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Bilbao is to fly which takes 9h 49m and costs €120 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €390 and takes 2 days 7h.
Ankara to Bilbao bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Bilbao is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 11:58 AM in Ankara and 9:58 AM in Bilbao.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Bilbao, Spain?
AJet, Vueling Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Bilbao via Istanbul, Munich central bus station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Izmir, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Izmir, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Tirana, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Vienna, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €9–13
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucharest to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from Figueres to Barcelona Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Bilbao-Abando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- €21–30
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Deva to Figueres
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
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