There are 9 ways to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao by plane, train (TGV), bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane BER - BIO
5h 42m€75–229Train
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- 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
20h 48m€350–1,037Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Brussels-North train stationbus N1387
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bilbaobus FlixBus N1143
31h 10m€177–296Drive 1,941.2 km
- Drive from Berlin to Bilbaocar 1,941.2 km
17h 48m€307–443Fly to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, bus
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane BER - VIT
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Boluetabus
10h 6m€111–431Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane BER - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to Bilbaobus
9h 36m€106–357Train via Paris
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris-Esttrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Amara-Donostia to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbaotrain E1
30h€343–680Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain 474
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
33h 45m€233–463Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bilbaocar
24h 23m€319–446
Berlin (State) to Bilbao by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao is to fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin (State) to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Bilbao via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin (State) to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf and arriving at Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaia and Amara-Donostia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 48m.
The distance between Berlin (State) and Bilbao is 1614 km. The road distance is 1941.2 km.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao without a car is to train which takes 20h 48m and costs €350 - €1100.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao, including transfers.
Berlin (State) to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin Alexanderplatz station.
Berlin (State) to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin (State) to Bilbao is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €75 - €230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €350 - €1100 and takes 20h 48m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €300 and takes 31h 10m.
What companies run services between Berlin (State), Germany and Bilbao, Spain?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf to Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao via Berlin Hbf, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Bordeaux St Jean, Hendaye, Hendaia, and Amara-Donostia in around 20h 48m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris-Est
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Alexanderplatz to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- 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
Bus from Biarritz to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Bolueta
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- 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
Berlin (State) to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Berlin (State) to Bilbao train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin (State) to Bilbao is 1941 km. It takes approximately 17h 48m to drive from Berlin (State) to Bilbao.
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