There are 4 ways to get from Bilbao to Cape Town by plane, bus, 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 from Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIO - CPT
17h 24mR 4,979–11,339Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIQ - CPT
19h 32mR 10,006–33,679Bus, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOD - CPT
24h 32mR 9,658–14,823Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SDR - CPT
18h 47mR 10,953–31,003
Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 4 900 - R 12 000 and takes 17h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs R 4 900 - R 12 000.
The distance between Bilbao and Cape Town is 8890 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from Bilbao to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7954+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Valencia, Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–30,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–38,000
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 St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 250–380
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 170–300
- 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
- R 703
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- R 703
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