There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Brussels by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, 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 Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BIO - BRU
4h 48m€64–226Train via Antony
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
11h 11m€201–419Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N743 / ...
18h 10m€80–160Drive 1,190 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Brusselscar 1,190 km
11h 57m€195–281Fly Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BIO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
6h 49m€152–382Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SDR - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Centraltrain
6h 32m€97–348Fly Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BIO - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
6h 39m€137–472Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
11h 16m€190–426
Bilbao to Brussels by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Brussels is to fly which costs €60 - €230 and takes 4h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Brussels is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €60 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bilbao and arriving at Brussels-North train station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Massy - Palaiseau and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
The distance between Bilbao and Brussels is 1038 km. The road distance is 1190 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Brussels without a car is to train via Antony which takes 11h 11m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 4h 48m to get from Bilbao to Brussels, including transfers.
Bilbao to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Brussels train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Brussels is to fly which takes 4h 48m and costs €60 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Antony, which costs €200 - €420 and takes 11h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €80 - €160 and takes 18h 10m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Brussels, Belgium?
Vueling Airlines and Brussels Airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Brussels Airport (BRU) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Massy Tgv, Massy - Palaiseau, and Paris Nord in around 11h 11m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Bilbao to Brussels train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Brussels is 1190 km. It takes approximately 11h 57m to drive from Bilbao to Brussels.
Book your Bilbao to Brussels bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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