There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Nantes by bus, train (TGV), car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nantesbus FlixBus N711 / ...
9h 35m€55–90Bus via Bordeaux
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 12m€48–89Train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Tgv
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantestrain Ter
11h 45m€147–243Drive 648.4 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Nantescar 648.4 km
6h 26m€123–177Fly from Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIO - NTE
6h 45m€64–274Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIQ - NTE
7h 30m€116–442Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane VIT - NTE
11h 38m€81–377Bus to Santander Airport, fly
- 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
8h 25m€135–300Bus to San Sebastián Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Fly from San Sebastián Airport (EAS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane EAS - NTE
9h 5m€154–369Bus to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulousebus
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane TLS - NTE
8h 53m€85–259
Bilbao to Nantes by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Nantes is to bus via Bordeaux which costs €45 - €90 and takes 10h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Nantes is to drive which takes 6h 26m and costs €120 - €180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bilbao and arriving at Nantes. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Nantes. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Nantes via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean and St Pierre Des Corps. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 45m.
The distance between Bilbao and Nantes is 662 km. The road distance is 648.4 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nantes without a car is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €55 - €90.
The bus from Bilbao to Nantes takes 9h 35m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Bilbao to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Nantes train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nantes is to bus which takes 9h 35m and costs €55 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €140 - €250 and takes 11h 45m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €280 and takes 6h 45m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Nantes, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bilbao to Nantes 4 times a day. Tickets cost €55–90 and the journey takes 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Nantes via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, and St Pierre Des Corps in around 11h 45m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sevilla, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sevilla, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €26–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- 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
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- 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
- €9–15
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- 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
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Bilbao to Nantes train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Nantes is 648 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Bilbao to Nantes.
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