There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Mérida by bus, train (Renfe), car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Salamanca, Estación de Autobusesbus Alsa
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Meridabus ALSA - Cor-Cadiz / ...
9h 25m€57–83Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Meridatrain Alv
9h 58m€112–174Drive 668.1 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Méridacar 668.1 km
6h 34m€105–151Fly Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane BIO - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
7h 41m€73–189Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus L17
- Take the bus from Haro to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Méridabus
12h 33m€73–140Fly Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Badajoz Airport (BJZ)plane BIO - BJZ
- Take the train from Badajoz to Meridatrain
10h 29m€132–468Fly Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BIO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Meridatrain
8h 13m€88–236Fly Bilbao Airport to Jerez Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Jerez Airport (XRY)plane BIO - XRY
- Take the train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justatrain
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
8h 43m€109–272Fly Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BIO - LIS
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Méridabus
8h 40m€72–241Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Seville Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Seville Airport (SVQ)plane VIT - SVQ
- Take the train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Meridatrain
7h 59m€139–371
Bilbao to Mérida by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Mérida is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Mérida is to drive which takes 6h 34m and costs €100 - €160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Merida via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Mérida. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Merida via Madrid Chamartín. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
The distance between Bilbao and Mérida is 675 km. The road distance is 668.1 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Mérida without a car is to bus which takes 9h 25m and costs €55 - €85.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Bilbao to Mérida, including transfers.
Bilbao to Mérida bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Mérida train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Mérida is to bus which takes 9h 25m and costs €55 - €85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €180 and takes 9h 58m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Mérida, Spain?
You can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Merida via Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Merida via Madrid Chamartín in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Alicante–Elche, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Seville Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Badajoz Airport via Santiago de Compostela, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–110
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Santiago de Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jerez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Jerez Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Seville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Badajoz to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from La Parra to Sevilla-Santa Justa
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Sevilla-Santa Justa to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Merida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- [email protected]
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Schedules at
- alavabus.eus
- Phone
- +34 900 202 777
- [email protected]
- Website
- jimenezmovilidad.es
Bus from Haro to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- taquilla.jimenezmovilidad.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Schedules at
- avanzabus.com
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- [email protected]
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Mérida
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
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Bilbao to Mérida bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses station.
Bilbao to Mérida train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Mérida is 668 km. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Bilbao to Mérida.
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