There are 7 ways to get from Bilbao to Nantes by bus, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bilbao to Nantesbus FlixBus N1721 / ...
9h€55–85Bus 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
11h 8m€47–87Drive 648.4 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Nantescar 648.4 km
6h 26m€106–153Fly from Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BIO - NTE
6h 32m€74–254Bus 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 45m€116–333Bus 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 15m€135–270Bus 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 4m€144–349
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 11h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Nantes is to drive which takes 6h 26m and costs €100 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bilbao and arriving at Nantes. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Bilbao and Nantes is 658 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 and costs €55 - €85.
The bus from Bilbao to Nantes takes 9h including transfers and departs five times a day.
Bilbao to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Nantes is to bus which takes 9h and costs €55 - €85. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €260 and takes 6h 32m.
Bilbao to Nantes bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nantes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Nantes is 648 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Bilbao to Nantes.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Nantes, France?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bilbao to Nantes 5 times a day. Tickets cost €55–85 and the journey takes 9h. Alternatively, Vueling Airlines, Iberia, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
Flights from San Sebastián Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- 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
- €30–50
- 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
- €24–45
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- 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
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