There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Hamburg by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BIO - HAM
5h 24m€85–247Bus, train via Bordeaux
- 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 Mannheim Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
18h 34m€369–911Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N1143
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N380 / ...
27h 20m€155–260Drive 1,775.3 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Hamburgcar 1,775.3 km
16h 42m€282–407Fly Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BIO - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
8h 14m€103–373Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SDR - HAM
8h 39m€101–295Fly Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BIO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
8h 57m€142–503Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 25m€170–301Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
30h 7m€205–511Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
22h 12m€284–385
Bilbao to Hamburg by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Hamburg is to fly which costs €85 - €250 and takes 5h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Hamburg is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 20m.
The distance between Bilbao and Hamburg is 1521 km. The road distance is 1775.3 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Hamburg without a car is to bus and train via Bordeaux which takes 18h 34m and costs €360 - €950.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Bilbao to Hamburg, including transfers.
Bilbao to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Hamburg is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €260 and takes 27h 20m.
Bilbao to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Hamburg is 1775 km. It takes approximately 16h 42m to drive from Bilbao to Hamburg.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Hamburg, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and two 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 27h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
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
- €35–80
- 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 Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
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