There are 12 ways to get from Bilbao to Stockholm by plane, bus, train, car, train (Renfe, TGV), night train, or car train
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BIO - ARN
6h 22mkr 1,125–3,082Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm Ctrain 083
33h 7mkr 5,046–10,637Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgardenbus
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus N32
41h 55mkr 2,617–4,508Drive 2,866.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Stockholmcar 2,866.6 km
27h 35mkr 5,143–7,428Bus to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane VIT - ARN
13h 10mkr 1,384–4,019Bus 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
10h 2mkr 1,496–4,285Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane SDR - ARN
9h 47mkr 1,242–6,478Fly Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BIO - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
10h 55mkr 1,246–4,887Train
- 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 Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm Ctrain 083
36h 33mkr 6,632–13,411Bus, 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 night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain Nt
43h 48mkr 3,365–5,711Bus, train, night 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 42 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralnighttrain
44h 13mkr 3,711–8,424Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar
33h 15mkr 5,130–7,232
Bilbao to Stockholm by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly which costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs 1100 kr - 3100 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 Puttgarden. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 55m.
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, Köln Hbf and Hamburg-Harburg Bf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 33m.
The distance between Bilbao and Stockholm is 2359 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 which takes 33h 7m and costs 5000 kr - 11000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 22m 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 22m and costs 1100 kr - 3100 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2600 kr - 4600 kr and takes 41h 55m, you could also train, which costs 6500 kr - 14000 kr and takes 36h 33m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao to Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Puttgarden in around 41h 55m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,100
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,100
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,900
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,500
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,800
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,900
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,900
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,000
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 270–440
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg Bf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 340–550
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,400–3,900
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Bolueta to Aireportua/Aeropuerto Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 80–170
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 65–130
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 60–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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Bilbao to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
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