There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Guimarães by plane, towncar, bus, train (Renfe), 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 Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BIO - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarãestowncar
4h 39m€97–237Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bilbao la Concordia to La Asunción Universidadtrain C4
- Take the bus from Leon to Guimaraesbus FlixBus N1153
15h 44m€56–99Bus, towncar
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Bragançabus
- Take a town car from Bragança to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarãestowncar
9h 22m€347–373Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedratrain Ave
- Take the train from Redondela De Galicia to Ninetrain Ic
14h 44m€158–284Drive 622.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Guimarãescar 622.6 km
6h 43m€102–147Fly Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela to Bragabus
7h 37m€84–313Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, towncar
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane SDR - OPO
- Take a town car from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarãestowncar
7h 37m€173–373Fly Bilbao Airport to Vigo, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vigo (VGO)plane BIO - VGO
- Take the bus from Vigo Urzáiz to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Bragabus
8h 52m€91–341Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Estación Intermodal to Benaventebus
- Take the bus from Benavente to Central de Camionagem de Guimarãesbus Andorra
13h 10m€74
Bilbao to Guimarães by train (Renfe)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Guimarães is to train and bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Guimarães is to fly and towncar which takes 4h 39m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Guimarães. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Estación Intermodal and arriving at Central de Camionagem de Guimarães via Benavente. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Guimarães. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Guimaraes via Madrid Chamartín, Pontevedra, Redondela De Galicia, Nine and Lousado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 44m.
The distance between Bilbao and Guimarães is 583 km. The road distance is 622.6 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Guimarães without a car is to bus and towncar which takes 9h 22m and costs €340 - €380.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Bilbao to Guimarães, including transfers.
Bilbao to Guimarães bus services, operated by MonBus, depart from Bilbao Estación Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Guimarães train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Guimarães is to train which takes 14h 44m and costs €150 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €74 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Guimarães, Braga, Portugal?
You can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Guimaraes via Madrid Chamartín, Pontevedra, Redondela De Galicia, Nine, and Lousado in around 14h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Estación Intermodal to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães via Benavente in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Santiago De Compostela Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Santiago De Compostela Airport, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Santander Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–85
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Redondela De Galicia to Nine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Pontevedra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
Train from Bilbao la Concordia to La Asunción Universidad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Renfe Cercanias
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estação Rodoviária de Bragança
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Vigo Urzáiz to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Santiago de Compostela to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leon to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Vigo Urzáiz to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- Monbus
Bus from Bilbao Estación Intermodal to Benavente
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €31
- Website
- Monbus
- Phone
- +34 (0) 902 23 95 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- autocareslazara.com
Bus from Benavente to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- autocareslazara.com
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Bragança to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- VM Transfers
Towncar from Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro to Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €65
- Website
- VM Transfers
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Guimarães bus services, operated by MonBus, arrive at Benavente station.
Guimarães is 1h behind Bilbao. It is currently 9:47 PM in Bilbao and 8:47 PM in Guimarães.
Bilbao to Guimarães train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Guimarães is 623 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Bilbao to Guimarães.
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