There are 8 ways to get from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via Irun
best- 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 La Roche Sur Yontrain
10h 56m€100–213Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao to La Rochellebus FlixBus N1721 / ...
- Take the bus from La Rochelle to La Roche sur Yonbus N723
11h 25m€58–95Drive 601.9 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonnecar 601.9 km
6h 20m€95–136Fly Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIO - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
8h 39m€91–245Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to La Roche Sur Yontrain Ter
11h 31m€63–132Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIQ - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
9h 4m€132–363Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane SDR - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonnetrain
10h 4m€112–383Fly Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)plane BIO - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to La Roche Sur Yontrain
21h 4m€90–320
Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne is to bus which costs €55 - €95 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne is to drive which takes 6h 20m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Les Sables D'olonne via La Rochelle and La Roche Sur Yon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 25m.
The distance between Bilbao and Les Sables-d'Olonne is 692 km. The road distance is 601.9 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne without a car is to bus and train via Irun which takes 10h 56m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne, including transfers.
Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at La Rochelle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne is 602 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Bilbao to Les Sables-d'Olonne.
There are 328+ hotels available in Les Sables-d'Olonne.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Les Sables-d'Olonne, France?
You can take a bus from Bilbao to Les Sables D'olonne via La Rochelle, La Roche sur Yon, and La Roche Sur Yon in around 11h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Bilbao Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to La Roche Sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to La Roche Sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from La Rochelle Ville to La Roche Sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Les Sables D'olonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to La Rochelle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from La Rochelle to La Roche sur Yon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to La Rochelle - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar 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
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- Rede Expressos
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