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How to get fromBilbao to Thunby plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Thun by plane, train, bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BIO - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Thuntrain train
    7h 8m
    CHF 122–362

  2. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BIO - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig to Thuntrain train
    8h 47m
    CHF 46–221

  3. Bus, train via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus bus
    2. Take the train from St Jean De Luz Ciboure to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain train Ic6 / ...
    14h 7m
    CHF 230–542

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lyon - Gerland Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Bernbus bus FlixBus N106 / ...
    19h 12m
    CHF 99–179

  5. Drive  1,162 km

    1. Drive from Bilbao to Thuncar car 1,162 km
    12h 24m
    CHF 194–279

  6. Fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BIO - GVA
    2. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain train
    7h 43m
    CHF 113–361

  7. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BIO - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain train
    6h 37m
    CHF 79–343

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain train E1
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    5. Take the train from Basel SBB to Thuntrain train Ic6 / ...
    16h 55m
    CHF 224–573

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bilbao to Annemassebus bus
    2. Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lausanne to Fribourg/Freiburgtrain train S40 / ...
    4. Take the train from Fribourg/Freiburg to Thuntrain train S1
    20h 51m
    CHF 141–288

Bilbao to Thun by bus and train

Calendar40Weekly Services
Duration14h 7mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 230Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,177.8 km
  • Duration: 7h 8m

What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Thun, Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Thun via Lyon, Bern, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Bahnhof, and Bern in around 19h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Thun via Amara-Donostia, Hendaia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 16h 55m.

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