There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Stockholm by plane, bus, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar), night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BIO - ARN
6h 17mkr 1,274–3,480Fly Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BIO - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
9h 39mkr 967–3,103Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus
- Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
29h 14mkr 6,258–9,680Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
41h 20mkr 2,670–4,080Drive 2,866.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Stockholmcar 2,866.6 km
27h 35mkr 4,857–7,016Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BIQ - ARN
8h 2mkr 2,005–4,374Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Düsseldorf Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
36h 10mkr 7,923–11,971Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain En
42h 32mkr 3,257–4,310Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
43h 40mkr 3,247–5,855Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar
34h 9mkr 5,751–8,096
Bilbao to Stockholm by bus, train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly and train which costs 950 kr - 3100 kr and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs 1200 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Bilbao-Abando and arriving at Stockholm C via Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, Düsseldorf Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 10m.
The distance between Bilbao and Stockholm is 2344 km. The road distance is 2866.6 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 29h 14m and costs 6000 kr - 10000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Bilbao to Stockholm, including transfers.
Bilbao to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bilbao station.
Bilbao to Stockholm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Bilbao-Abando station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs 1200 kr - 3500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2600 kr - 4100 kr and takes 41h 20m, you could also train, which costs 7500 kr - 12000 kr and takes 36h 10m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, Eurowings, and two other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 41h 20m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,800
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,800
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,600
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,300–3,700
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–4,000
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,562
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 283
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,562
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,561
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–380
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,100
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,300
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–430
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,000
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 70–160
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 60–100
- Website
- ALSA
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Bilbao to Stockholm train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Stockholm is 2867 km. It takes approximately 27h 35m to drive from Bilbao to Stockholm.
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