There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia by train (Renfe), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Madrid (Renfe)
best- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain Alv
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourensetrain Ave
8h 45m€120–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Estación Intermodal to Ourense - Estación de Autobusesbus
11h 10m€50–75Bus via Ponferrada
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Ponferradabus ALSA - Bi-Stgo
- Take the bus from Ponferrada to Ribadaviabus ALSA - Gij-Pont
10h 15m€54–78Drive 594.8 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Ribadaviacar 594.8 km
6h 26m€95–136Fly Bilbao Airport to Vigo, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Vigo (VGO)plane BIO - VGO
- Take the bus from Vigo Estación Intermodal to Ribadaviabus
7h 42m€99–264Train (Renfe)
- Take the train from Bilbao la Concordia to La Asunción Universidadtrain C4
- Take the train from Leon to Ponferradatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Ponferrada to Ribadaviatrain Re
15h 52m€68–139Fly Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ)plane BIO - SCQ
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourensetrain
- Take the train from Ourense to Ribadaviatrain
5h 47m€72–265Fly Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to A Coruña Airport (LCG)plane BIO - LCG
- Take the train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourensetrain
8h 45m€105–301Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Vigo, bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Vigo (VGO)plane SDR - VGO
- Take the bus from Vigo Estación Intermodal to Ribadaviabus
6h 12m€110–302
Bilbao to Ribadavia by train (Renfe)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia is to bus via Ponferrada which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia is to fly and train which takes 5h 47m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Ribadavia. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Ribadavia via Ponferrada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Ribadavia. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Ribadavia via Madrid Chamartín and Ourense. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Bilbao and Ribadavia is 978 km. The road distance is 594.8 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 45m and costs €120 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia, including transfers.
Bilbao to Ribadavia bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Ribadavia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Ribadavia is to train via Madrid which takes 8h 45m and costs €120 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Ponferrada, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Ribadavia, Spain?
You can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Ribadavia via Madrid Chamartín and Ourense in around 8h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Ribadavia via Ponferrada in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Santander Airport to Vigo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Santiago De Compostela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Vigo via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Bilbao Airport to A Coruña Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Leon to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ponferrada to Ribadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Ourense to Ribadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from La Coruna-San Cristobal to Ourense
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao la Concordia to La Asunción Universidad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Ponferrada
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Ponferrada to Ribadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Vigo Estación Intermodal to Ribadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Bilbao Estación Intermodal to Ourense - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
Bus from Vigo Estación Intermodal to Ribadavia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Ribadavia bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Ponferrada station.
Bilbao to Ribadavia train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Ribadavia is 595 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Bilbao to Ribadavia.
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