There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Fribourg by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BIO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
6h 4mCHF 96–247Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao to Bayonnebus FlixBus 1645 / ...
- Take the bus from Bayonne to Fribourgbus FlixBus N1149
17h 41mCHF 88–141Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
14h 15mCHF 262–428Drive 1,106.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Fribourgcar 1,106.6 km
11h 50mCHF 184–266Fly Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BIO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
6h 32mCHF 121–287Fly Bilbao Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Basel (BSL)plane BIO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
6h 9mCHF 101–260Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain
10h 17mCHF 159–429Train
- 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 Massy Tgv to Annemassetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
16h 24mCHF 299–461Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Genevabus
- Take the train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain Ic1 / ...
17h 43mCHF 108–174Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain S40 / ...
19h 25mCHF 139–212
Bilbao to Fribourg by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Fribourg is to bus which costs SFr 85 - SFr 150 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Fribourg is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg, Pl. Gare via Bayonne and Fribourg, Poya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Fribourg. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Fribourg/Freiburg via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Massy Tgv, Annemasse and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 24m.
The distance between Bilbao and Fribourg is 919 km. The road distance is 1106.6 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Fribourg without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 14h 15m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 430.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Bilbao to Fribourg, including transfers.
Bilbao to Fribourg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Fribourg train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Fribourg is to bus which takes 17h 41m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 290 - SFr 470 and takes 16h 24m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Fribourg, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Fribourg/Freiburg, Pl. Gare via Bayonne, Fribourg, and Fribourg, Poya in around 17h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Fribourg/Freiburg via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Massy Tgv, Annemasse, and Genève in around 16h 24m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Zurich Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy Tgv to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Euskotren
- 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
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayonne to Fribourg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Fribourg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bayonne station.
Bilbao to Fribourg train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Fribourg is 1107 km. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Bilbao to Fribourg.
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