There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime by train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignantrain
16h 19m€175–311Bus via Bayonne
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maximebus
18h 10m€87–158Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Toulonbus FlixBus N1155
- Take the bus from Toulon to Sainte-Maximebus N1749
17h 20m€88–143Drive 923.2 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Sainte-Maximecar 923.2 km
8h 54m€147–212Fly Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BIO - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
10h 1m€95–227Train via Toulouse
- 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 Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
17h 14m€171–359Fly Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BIO - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignantrain
10h 23m€91–256Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BIQ - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
7h 51m€121–325Bus, train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BOD - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
12h 16m€124–307
Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 51m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Sainte-Maxime via Toulon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Les Arcs-Draguignan via Zaragoza-Delicias and Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 19m.
The distance between Bilbao and Sainte-Maxime is 1347 km. The road distance is 923.2 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime without a car is to train which takes 16h 19m and costs €170 - €320.
It takes approximately 16h 19m to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime, including transfers.
Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime is to train which takes 16h 19m and costs €170 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Sainte-Maxime, France?
You can take a train from Bilbao-Abando to Théâtre de la Mer via Zaragoza-Delicias, Marseille St Charles, Marseille-Saint-Charles, Les Arcs-Draguignan, and Gare SNCF in around 16h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime via Toulon in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- 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
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Les Arcs-Draguignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
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 Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulon to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- 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 Bilbao Intermodal to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/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
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulon station.
Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime is 923 km. It takes approximately 8h 54m to drive from Bilbao to Sainte-Maxime.
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