There are 11 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 4mkr 1,378–3,684Fly 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 26mkr 957–3,473Bus, 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 12mkr 5,841–11,724Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Puttgardenbus
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus N32
42h 30mkr 2,676–4,127Drive 2,866.6 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Stockholmcar 2,866.6 km
27h 35mkr 5,344–7,719Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane BIQ - ARN
7h 52mkr 2,086–4,478Bus 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 42mkr 1,736–4,186Train
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
37h 49mkr 5,929–12,110Bus, 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 3,243–6,057Bus, 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
43h 58mkr 2,873–6,115Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Stockholmcar
34h 8mkr 5,309–7,546
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 - 3500 kr and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Stockholm is to fly which takes 6h 4m and costs 1300 kr - 3700 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Stockholm. However, there are services departing from Bilbao and arriving at Stockholm, Cityterminalen via Brussels-North train station and Puttgarden. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 30m.
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, Lyon Part Dieu, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 49m.
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 12m and costs 5500 kr - 12000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 4m 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 4m and costs 1300 kr - 3700 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2600 kr - 4200 kr and takes 42h 30m, you could also train, which costs 5500 kr - 13000 kr and takes 37h 49m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden?
Norwegian Air International, KLM, 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 Brussels-North train station and Puttgarden in around 42h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,100
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,100
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–7,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–4,400
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 950–4,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–3,400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,800
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–6,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,800
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 950–4,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,300
- 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 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,500
- 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 1,400–2,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,600
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- 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 800–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 410–950
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,400
- 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 1,300–3,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–650
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,500
- 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 260–380
- 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 900–1,400
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–420
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 110–190
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,700
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–950
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Puttgarden to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 1,500–2,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 425
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- kr 425
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 60–100
- Website
- ALSA
- 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
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Booking & Getting There
Bilbao to Stockholm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train 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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