There are 11 ways to get from Bilbao to Bailén by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Renfe)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain Ave
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
8h 54m€103–201Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Andújarbus Irun
11h 25m€57–88Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus ALSA - Bil-Mad
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Bailenbus 600
9h 25m€64–97Drive 685.3 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Bailéncar 685.3 km
6h 45m€108–156Fly Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BIO - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
6h 44m€64–197Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Mengibar-Artichuelatrain 18036 / ...
10h 36m€103–164Fly Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BIO - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
6h 58m€58–203Fly Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)plane BIO - GRX
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Jaenbus
- Take the bus from Jaén to Bailénbus
8h 1m€80–232Fly Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BIO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
7h 23m€78–261Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Málaga Airport, train, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane VIT - AGP
- Take the train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
6h 58m€144–426Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train, bus
- 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-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Cordoba to Bailenbus
7h 55m€139–377
Bilbao to Bailén by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Bailén is to bus via Madrid which costs €60 - €100 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Bailén is to fly and train and bus which takes 6h 44m and costs €60 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Bailén. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Bailen via Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Bailén. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Mengibar-Artichuela via Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 36m.
The distance between Bilbao and Bailén is 945 km. The road distance is 685.3 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Bailén without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 54m and costs €100 - €210.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Bilbao to Bailén, including transfers.
Bilbao to Bailén bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Bailén train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Bailén is to bus via Madrid which takes 9h 25m and costs €60 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €170 and takes 10h 36m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Bailén, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bailen via Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Bailén via Madrid Chamartín, Mengibar-Artichuela, and Mengíbar in around 10h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
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
- €30–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
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
- €30–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €22–95
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Mengibar-Artichuela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Malaga Maria Zambrano to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cordoba-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Jaen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
Bus from Cordoba to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 984 689 912
- [email protected]
- Website
- samar.es
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Bailen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- samar.es
- Phone
- +34 915 304 417
- [email protected]
- Website
- Socibus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Andújar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Socibus
- Website
- empresacastillo.com
Bus from Jaén to Bailén
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- empresacastillo.com
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Bailén bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Bilbao to Bailén train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Bailén is 685 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Bilbao to Bailén.
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