There are 9 ways to get from Blackpool to Bilbao by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MAN - BIO
6h 28m€79–225Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Cibouretrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodalbus
14h 50m€375–682Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodalbus
22h 29m€247–462Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Blackpool to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Bilbaocar
26h 53m€219–909Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LPL - BIO
8h 50m€85–280Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LBA - BIO
10h 14m€103–242Bus
- Take the bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bilbaobus
28h 59m€140–235Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the ferry from Portsmouth to Santanderferry
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodalbus
44h 41m€385–477Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Blackpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bilbaocar
17h 32m€409–539
Blackpool to Bilbao by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Blackpool to Bilbao is to train and fly which costs €75 - €230 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Blackpool to Bilbao is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs €75 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Blackpool to Bilbao. However, there are services departing from Blackpool and arriving at Bilbao via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 59m.
The distance between Blackpool and Bilbao is 1227 km.
The best way to get from Blackpool to Bilbao without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 14h 50m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Blackpool to Bilbao, including transfers.
Blackpool to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Blackpool station.
Blackpool to Bilbao bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Bilbao is 1h ahead of Blackpool. It is currently 10:58 AM in Blackpool and 11:58 AM in Bilbao.
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What companies run services between Blackpool, England and Bilbao, Spain?
You can take a bus from Blackpool to Bilbao via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 28h 59m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Liverpool to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackpool North to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to St Jean De Luz Ciboure
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Blackpool to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santander to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
Ferry from Portsmouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €244
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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