There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Croatia by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BIO - ZAG
7h 31m€69–207Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagrebbus 900
25h 12m€335–583Drive 1,838.7 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Zagrebcar 1,838.7 km
19h 17m€291–421Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BIO - SPU
6h€82–173Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BIO - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
8h 33m€77–1,003Fly to Pula Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Pula Airport (PUY)plane BIO - PUY
8h 22m€92–203Bus via Maribor
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airportbus
- Take the bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagrebbus
30h 17m€273–1,682Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
31h 20m€216–1,394Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Stationbus
31h 27m€166–319
Bilbao to Croatia by bus, foot, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Croatia is to fly which costs €65 - €210 and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Croatia is to fly which takes 6h and costs €80 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 17m.
The distance between Bilbao and Croatia is 1561 km. The road distance is 1838.7 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Croatia without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 12m and costs €330 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Bilbao to Croatia, including transfers.
Bilbao to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus via Maribor, which costs €270 - €1700 and takes 30h 17m.
Bilbao to Croatia bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Croatia is 1839 km. It takes approximately 19h 17m to drive from Bilbao to Croatia.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Croatia?
Edelweiss Air, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Zagreb via Padova and Edvard Rusjan Airport in around 30h 17m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Split Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Pula Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Pula Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Pula Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–101
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €60–75
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–850
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Padova to Edvard Rusjan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Edvard Rusjan Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €130
- Shared
- €45–70
Bus from Padova to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €78–1,000
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €78
- Private
- €463
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–250
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Venice - Mestre Bus Station to Zagreb - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
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