There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Nîmes by bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimestrain Ter
10h 53m€120–243Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Stationbus
14h 30m€61–119Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nîmesbus FlixBus N716 / ...
11h 50m€65–110Drive 710.8 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Nîmescar 710.8 km
6h 43m€113–163Fly 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 Nimestrain
8h 30m€74–228Train
- 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 Nimestrain Ter
11h 48m€117–233Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BIQ - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimestrain
6h 30m€105–356Fly Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane BIO - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gardtrain
8h 1m€145–290Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao 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 Nimestrain
6h 26m€138–406Fly 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 Nimestrain
7h 54m€83–258
Bilbao to Nîmes by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Nîmes is to train and bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Nîmes is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 26m and costs €130 - €410.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bilbao and arriving at Nîmes. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Nîmes. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Nimes via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 48m.
The distance between Bilbao and Nîmes is 779 km. The road distance is 710.8 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nîmes without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 53m and costs €120 - €250.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from Bilbao to Nîmes, including transfers.
Bilbao to Nîmes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Nîmes train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nîmes is to bus which takes 11h 50m and costs €65 - €110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €240 and takes 11h 48m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Nîmes, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bilbao to Nîmes 3 times a day. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 11h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Nimes via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 11h 48m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–120
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
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
- €60–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–120
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 Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- 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 Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Nîmes
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station to Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Nîmes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nîmes station.
Bilbao to Nîmes train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Nîmes is 711 km. It takes approximately 6h 43m to drive from Bilbao to Nîmes.
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