There are 11 ways to get from Bilbao to Montpellier by bus, train, car, plane, train (Renfe), or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bilbao to Montpellierbus FlixBus N1155
9h 50m€50–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
10h 9m€105–218Drive 661.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Montpelliercar 661.6 km
6h 22m€104–151Fly Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane BIO - MPL
7h 44m€134–324Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 50m€60–110Train via Zaragoza (Renfe)
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain 9725
10h 56m€128–195Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Ter
11h 33m€102–213Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane BIQ - MPL
8h 50m€147–377Fly Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BIO - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
9h 22m€84–274Fly Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane BIO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
7h 38m€71–247Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane BIQ - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
7h 48m€140–435
Bilbao to Montpellier by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Montpellier is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Montpellier is to drive which takes 6h 22m and costs €100 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bilbao and arriving at Montpellier. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Montpellier. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Montpellier Saint-Roch via Zaragoza-Delicias. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 56m.
The distance between Bilbao and Montpellier is 703 km. The road distance is 661.6 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Montpellier without a car is to bus which takes 9h 50m and costs €50 - €90.
The bus from Bilbao to Montpellier takes 9h 50m including transfers and departs three times a week.
Bilbao to Montpellier bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Montpellier is to bus which takes 9h 50m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €330 and takes 7h 44m, you could also train via Zaragoza, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 10h 56m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Montpellier, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bilbao to Montpellier 3 times a week. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 9h 50m. Alternatively, Air France, easyJet, and Volotea fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) once daily.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–130
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
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 Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Euskotren
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Euskotren
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
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
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Montpellier bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Montpellier station.
Bilbao to Montpellier train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Montpellier is 662 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Bilbao to Montpellier.
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