There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Belfast by plane, car ferry, car, bus, busferry, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane BIO - BFS
7h 15m£104–274Fly Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BIO - DUB
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus
7h 7m£58–169Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Belfastcar
32h 46m£83–539Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
37h 51m£151–272Fly Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane BIO - BHD
7h£64–195Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SDR - BFS
8h 40m£85–244Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Bilbao to Rosslareferry
- Take the bus from Wexford Stn to Airport Zone 14bus 740
- Take the bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11bus X1 / ...
36h 37m£232–348Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Bilbao to Rosslareferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
36h 54m£248–266Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connollytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain Ic
37h 6m£78–521
Bilbao to Belfast by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Belfast is to fly and bus which costs £55 - £170 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Belfast is to fly which takes 7h and costs £60 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Belfast. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Belfast, Europa Buscentre via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, London Victoria and Glasgow Buchanan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 51m.
The distance between Bilbao and Belfast is 825 miles.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Belfast without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 37h 51m and costs £150 - £280.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Bilbao to Belfast, including transfers.
Bilbao to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Belfast bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Belfast is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 11:59 AM in Bilbao and 10:59 AM in Belfast.
Book your Bilbao to Belfast bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Belfast, Northern Ireland?
easyJet, Wizz Air UK, and four other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Belfast International Airport (BFS) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Belfast International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Belfast International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–18
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
Train from Rosslare Europort to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £12–18
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- £13–19
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- £4
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £32
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- £32
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- 053 9142742
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wexford Bus
Bus from Wexford Stn to Airport Zone 14
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- Wexford Bus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Dublin Airport T1 to Grand Central Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–460
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- £35–180
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–460
Ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £208
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £208
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Bilbao to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–460
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Single Ticket
- £35–180
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–460
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