There are 8 ways to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Bayonne
best- Take the train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Bilbaobus
9h 40m€88–150Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 56m€51–86Drive 482.8 km
- Drive from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbaocar 482.8 km
5h 14m€79–114Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TLS - BIO
8h 34m€83–237Train
- Take the train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h 7m€88–160Train via Bayonne
- Take the train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiautrain Ter
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonnetrain
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
11h 26m€89–156Bus
- Take the bus from Ax-les-Thermes to Andorra - Estació Nacional d'Autobusosbus
- Take the bus from Andorra to Logroño Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Logroño Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus L17
12h€96–137Train, bus to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from La Tor de Querol-Enveig to Victrain
- Take the bus from Vic - Estació d'Autobusos to St Antoni Maria Claret - Esproncedabus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BCN - BIO
9h 3m€52–192
Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao is to train and bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao is to drive which takes 5h 14m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ax-les-Thermes and arriving at Bilbao Intermodal via Andorra and Logroño Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Ax-les-Thermes and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Ax-les-Thermes and Bilbao is 596 km. The road distance is 482.8 km.
The best way to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Bayonne which takes 9h 40m and costs €85 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao, including transfers.
Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao bus services, operated by HIFE, depart from Ax-les-Thermes station.
Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Ax-les-Thermes station.
The best way to get from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao is to train which takes 11h 7m and costs €85 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €140 and takes 12h.
What companies run services between Ax-les-Thermes, France and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a train from Ax-les-Thermes to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 11h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao Intermodal via Andorra and Logroño Bus Station in around 12h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €19–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
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 Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Ax-les-Thermes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Train from La Tor de Querol-Enveig to Vic
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
- Website
- Rodalies de Catalunya
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 977 44 03 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- HIFE
Bus from Ax-les-Thermes to Andorra - Estació Nacional d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- HIFE
- Phone
- +376 806 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cooperativa Interurbana Andorrana
Bus from Andorra to Logroño Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- Cooperativa Interurbana Andorrana
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Logroño Bus Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Vic - Estació d'Autobusos to St Antoni Maria Claret - Espronceda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
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Booking & Getting There
Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao bus services, operated by HIFE, arrive at Andorra - Estació Nacional d'Autobusos station.
Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao is 483 km. It takes approximately 5h 14m to drive from Ax-les-Thermes to Bilbao.
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