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How to get fromBilbao to Hamburgby plane, bus, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bilbao to Hamburg by plane, bus, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), or car train

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  1. Fly Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport

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    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BIO - HAM
    5h 6m
    €80–256

  2. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus bus
    2. Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    16h 35m
    €418–750

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N1143
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N770 / ...
    26h 30m
    €156–235

  4. Drive  1,775.3 km

    1. Drive from Bilbao to Hamburgcar car 1,775.3 km
    16h 42m
    €291–420

  5. Fly Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane BIO - BRE
    2. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    8h 3m
    €89–417

  6. Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BIQ - HAM
    9h 34m
    €174–374

  7. Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus bus
    2. Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane SDR - HAM
    8h 39m
    €141–272

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain train Alv
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain train Ice
    5. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    25h 23m
    €418–778

  9. Bus via Brussels

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    29h 40m
    €142–235

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    29h 55m
    €200–354

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    23h 9m
    €290–394

Bilbao to Hamburg by bus, train, foot, and subway

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration16h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€418Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,506.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 6m

What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Hamburg, Germany?

Eurowings, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via Brussels-North train station in around 26h 30m.

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