There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Albacete by train (Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacetetrain Ave
6h 32m€91–184Bus via Madrid Airport (MAD)
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)bus ALSA - Bil-Mad / ...
- Take the bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Albacetebus ALSA - Mad-L.Mang / ...
9h€55–81Drive 639.1 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Albacetecar 639.1 km
6h 16m€102–147Fly Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacetetrain
4h 42m€59–158Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Manzanaresbus Irun
- Take the bus from Manzanares to Albacetebus 611
11h 15m€60–90Fly Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BIO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacetetrain
4h 47m€67–246Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SDR - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacetetrain
5h 37m€93–334Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane VIT - ALC
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacetetrain
5h€134–330Fly Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane BIO - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobeltrain
- Take the train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Albacetetrain
5h 35m€66–230
Bilbao to Albacete by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Albacete is to bus via Madrid Airport (MAD) which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Albacete is to fly and train which takes 4h 42m and costs €55 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Albacete. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Albacete via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Albacete. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Albacete via Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 32m.
The distance between Bilbao and Albacete is 812 km. The road distance is 639.1 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Albacete without a car is to train which takes 6h 32m and costs €90 - €190.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Bilbao to Albacete, including transfers.
Bilbao to Albacete bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Albacete train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Albacete is to train which takes 6h 32m and costs €90 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid Airport (MAD), which costs €50 - €85 and takes 9h.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Albacete, Spain?
You can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Albacete via Madrid Chamartín in around 6h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Albacete via Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) in around 9h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Santander Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Santander Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Santander Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €23–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–85
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €22–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Cuenca Fernando Zobel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Cuenca Fernando Zobel to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- socibusventas.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Manzanares
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://socibusventas.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- [email protected]
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Manzanares to Albacete
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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Bilbao to Albacete bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid) station.
Bilbao to Albacete train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Albacete is 639 km. It takes approximately 6h 16m to drive from Bilbao to Albacete.
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