There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Altea la Vella by plane, shuttle, train, tram, bus, or car
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BIO - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
4h 12m€62–123Fly Bilbao Airport to Valencia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane BIO - VLC
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobusesbus
6h 42m€49–159Train, tram
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Ave
- Take the tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidormtram 1
10h 23m€110–240Bus via Zaragoza
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus Alsa / ...
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Benidormbus Vac-133
11h 48m€62–108Drive 710.8 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Altea la Vellacar 710.8 km
7h 20m€113–163Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SDR - ALC
- Take a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
4h 57m€78–231Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport, shuttle
- 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 a shuttle bus from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
4h 30m€137–295Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Benidormbus
13h 24m€55–76Train, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nordtrain
- Take the train from València-Estació del Nord to Gandiatrain C1
- Take the bus from Gandia to Alteabus
18h 7m€102–165
Bilbao to Altea la Vella by train, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Altea la Vella is to bus which costs €55 - €80 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Altea la Vella is to fly and shuttle which takes 4h 12m and costs €60 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Altea la Vella. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Benidorm via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Altea la Vella. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Olla de Altea / l'Olla - Altea via Madrid Chamartín, Alicante - Luceros and Benidorm. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Bilbao and Altea la Vella is 680 km. The road distance is 710.8 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Altea la Vella without a car is to train and tram which takes 10h 23m and costs €110 - €240.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Bilbao to Altea la Vella, including transfers.
Bilbao to Altea la Vella bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Altea la Vella train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
Bilbao to Altea la Vella bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza station.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Altea la Vella, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Olla de Altea / l'Olla - Altea via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza, Benidorm, and Benidorm Intermodal in around 11h 48m.
- 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 Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
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
- 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 Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
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
- 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
- €21–130
- 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 Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- 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 Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 72 04 72
- Website
- tramalacant.es
Tram from Alicante - Luceros to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.tramalacant.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from València-Estació del Nord to Gandia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 965 850 790
- [email protected]
- Website
- beniconnect.com
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
Shuttle from Aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández ALC to Hotel Villa Gadea
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://www.beniconnect.com/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- 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/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Benidorm Estación De Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Gandia to Altea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 202 777
- [email protected]
- Website
- jimenezmovilidad.es
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Schedules at
- jimenezmovilidad.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
- Phone
- 902 999 748
- Website
- web.bilmanbus.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Benidorm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://web.bilmanbus.es/
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Altea la Vella train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Altea la Vella is 711 km. It takes approximately 7h 20m to drive from Bilbao to Altea la Vella.
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